Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60 Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60
Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60 Authorities identified a 60-year-old Trenton man who died of a fatal headshot wound earlier Thursday. The apparent homicide was reported at 10 a.m. at 507 Home Ave., making it the second fatal shooting in the capital city this week.  An earlier, unconfirmed report said that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  A spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office identified the victim as Lovelle Laramore.  The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating, she said. On Tuesday night, two people were shot outside a Sunoco gas station on Sanhican Driver …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest Mercer County Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Trenton Shooting US Marshals Arrest Mercer County Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Trenton Shooting
US Marshals Arrest Mercer County Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Trenton Shooting A 25-year-old fugitive from Hamilton Township has been arrested with assistance from U.S. Marshals and a Mercer County SWAT team in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton, authorities said. Quintin Thompson was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery, weapons offenses and theft of movable property, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Monday. The arrest was made in connection with the Nov. 28 shooting death of Omar Billups, according to Onofri. A warranted search was made on Saturday of Thompson’s Whitehorse Avenue…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Police Called To Fatal Shooting, 40th Homicide In 2020 Trenton Police Called To Fatal Shooting, 40th Homicide In 2020
Trenton Police Called To Fatal Shooting, 40th Homicide In 2020 Trenton police responded to a report of a fatal shooting, the 40th homicide this year in the state capital.. About 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police were called to the first block of Chase Street. Police and ambulance responded and found the victim in the street suffering a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The victim has been identified as Joel Alexander, 49, of Trenton.   Anyone with information is urged to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406. Info…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 28, In Stabbing Death US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 28, In Stabbing Death
US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 28, In Stabbing Death A 28-year-old fugitive from Trenton has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in last weekend's stabbing death, authorities said. Allen Q. Brookins of East State Street was charged with murder and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Brookins was taken into custody on Thursday evening by members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, Onofri said on Friday afternoon. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Brookins pending trial, Onofri said. The charges are the result of an investigation by the Mercer County Homic…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Bus Stop Stabbing Captured By U.S. Marshals In PA Trenton Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Bus Stop Stabbing Captured By U.S. Marshals In PA
Trenton Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Bus Stop Stabbing Captured By U.S. Marshals In PA A 38-year-old fugitive from Trenton has been arrested in Pennsylvania by U.S. Marshals in connection with the recent stabbing death of Sam Livingston III, authorities said. Reginald Montique, 38, of Carroll Street, is charged with murder and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Montique was taken into custody Sunday afternoon in Norristown, Pennsylvania by members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and officers with the Norristown Police Department, Onofri said.  There is no scheduled court appearance at thi…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Dead In Separate Trenton Homicides 2 Dead In Separate Trenton Homicides
2 Dead In Separate Trenton Homicides Two men were killed in separate homicides overnight in Trenton. Daniel Alvaranga, 33, was fatally stabbed on the 300 block of Brunswick Avenue, around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, authorities in Mercer County said. He was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. Then, at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, a man in his 30s was found with a gunshot wound in his head, on a first floor Centre Street apartment, law enforcement officials said.  He was pronounced at the scene. A tentative identification of the victim has been made, but his name will not be released until …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Rocked By Record 37th Murder Trenton Rocked By Record 37th Murder
Trenton Rocked By Record 37th Murder The state's capital city suffered its 37th murder this year on Tuesday, tying Trenton's homicide record from 2013. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Pearl Street, authorities said. Responding Trenton police officers found a man in his 20s suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The unidentified victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later, DeBlasio said. The victim’s identity will be releas…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd
Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd Authorities have identified the victim of Trenton's latest homicide. Sam Livingston III, age 41, of Trenton was stabbed to death at a bus stop early Friday morning, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. His death is the 36th homicide in Trenton this year. There were 16 murders in the capital city last year. At approximately 1 a.m., Trenton police officers were alerted to an unresponsive man in the first block of West State Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the prosecutor's office. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd
Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd Authorities have identified the victim of Trenton's latest homicide. Sam Livingston III, age 41, of Trenton was stabbed to death at a bus stop early Friday morning, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. His death is the 36th homicide in Trenton this year. There were 16 murders in the capital city last year. At approximately 1 a.m., Trenton police officers were alerted to an unresponsive man in the first block of West State Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the prosecutor's office. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested In Double-Slaying Of Trenton Brothers, Ages 8, 16 Pair Arrested In Double-Slaying Of Trenton Brothers, Ages 8, 16
Pair Arrested In Double-Slaying Of Trenton Brothers, Ages 8, 16 A Mercer County fugitive and a Pennsylvania woman have been arrested in connection with this week's fatal shooting of two young brothers in Trenton, authorities said. With the help of U.S. Marshals, Dajuan "Bando" Kelley, 26, of Ewing Township was arrested on Friday in Hampton, Georgia, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J.. Onofri. Kelley's alleged accomplice, Destanie Ellis, 29, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Thursday in Trenton, the prosecutor said. Johnny Perez, 8, and Gustavo Perez, 16, were struck and killed on Tuesday night when eight shots were fired i…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence' Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence'
Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence' Gov. Phil Murphy called the deaths of two brothers in their Mercer County home a "despicable and cowardly shooting." The governor offered his "deepest condolences" to family and friends of Gustavo Perez, 16, and Johnny Perez, 8, calling them “two young precious boys who were murdered (Tuesday) in Trenton in an act of senseless gun violence.” Murphy mourned the Perez brothers during his daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday. No arrests have been made in the shooting in which police say six shots were fired. Murphy added, "We remain focused and must remain focused on ending the scourge of …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Brothers Shot Dead: Ages 16, 8 Trenton Brothers Shot Dead: Ages 16, 8
Trenton Brothers Shot Dead: Ages 16, 8 UPDATED: Two brothers, ages 16 and 8, were fatally shot late Tuesday inside their home in Trenton, authorities said.  Johnny Perez, 8, and Gustavo Perez, 16, were struck and killed when shots were fired through a second-floor window, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The suspects remained at large. Trenton Police Director Sheilah Coley said the home was targeted but not necessarily the boys who were each shot once. The shooting deaths mark the 34th and 35th homicides this year in the state capital, more than double all of 2019 -- when there were 16 homicides, a…

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by Jon Craig