NJ Deadly Shooting Suspect Captured In Bucks County, U.S. Marshals Say

A man accused of shooting and killing another teen in Trenton, authorities said.

Keisan Simmons, 19, was arrested in Morrisville, PA, on September 30, 2024. — Keisan Simmons, 19, was arrested in Morrisville, PA, on September 30, 2024.
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Homan Avenue near the intersection with Parkside Avenue in Trenton, NJ.
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10/02/2024 12:44 p.m.

Keisan Simmons, 19, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 30, the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia posted on Twitter. He was wanted in the death of 17-year-old Opium Leverette of Trenton on Sunday, Sept. 22.

Police responded to the shooting on the 200 block of Homan Avenue at around 12:32 p.m. Officers gave aid to Leverette after finding him with a gunshot wound to his back.

Paramedics rushed Leverette to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 1:09 p.m.

Simmons was taken into custody across the Delaware River in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marshals and Morrisville police captured him at an apartment complex on the 200 block of West Bridge Street.

Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-278-2720 or 609-331-5010.

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