Brothers, Ewing Deli Workers Targeted In Deadly Double-Shooting: Prosecutor (Update)

Two brothers and deli workers were targeted in a shooting at their Ewing workplace in which one of them did not survive, authorities said.

Priori’s Deli at 301 Hillcrest Ave.
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Valerie Musson

06/06/2022 10:51 a.m.

Officers responding to the shooting report inside Priori’s Deli at 301 Hillcrest Ave. found the brothers with gunshot wounds around 6:10 a.m. on Monday, June 6, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release alongside local officials.

Both victims were rushed to a local hospital, where Oscar Palacios, 54, of Trenton, was pronounced dead, Onofri said.

His brother, a 57-year-old Hamilton man and fellow deli worker, remains hospitalized, authorities said.

Detectives are working to investigate all potential motives, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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