Mercer County, Trenton

Two Men Killed In Trenton Shooting on Prospect Street ; Woman Shot on Brunswick Ave. in Earlier Shooting

May 2, 2024

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a Wednesday night shooting (May 1, 2024) in Trenton that left two men dead, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported.

At approximately 7:45 p.m. on May 1, 2024, Trenton police responded to the area Prospect Street and Pennington Avenue on a ShotSpotter activation for multiple rounds. 

Upon arrival, officers located a male victim, later identified as Chevaughn Fagan, in the side parking lot of 812 Prospect Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.  A second male victim, later identified as Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton, was discovered in the same parking lot in the driver’s seat of a blue Infiniti QX60 with gunshot wounds to the chest.  The vehicle appeared to have heavy front-end damage and several airbags were deployed.  Detectives located three handguns, two cell phones and multiple shell casings at the scene.

Fagan, 28, of Trenton, and Francis were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where they were pronounced dead a short time later.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Chris Pullen at (848) 992-6436 or OIC William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010.  Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

In an earlier shooting yesterday, Trenton Police reported that at approximately 4:48 p.m., May 1, 2024, Trenton Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of multiple shots fired in the area of Brunswick Avenue and Southard Street. They discovered an elderly woman was shot in the leg. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and subsequently released. A vehicle and two residences were also struck but, thankfully, no other injuries were reported. The Trenton Police Department Shooting Response Team is investigating this incident.

Names of the 2023 Trenton Homicide Victims

  1. 01/13/2024 Unknown Male, Shooting
  2. 02/28/2024 Shawn Moore, 45, Trenton, Shooting
  3. 03/19/2024 Donnell Jenkins age 52, Stabbing
  4. 04/04/2024 Jose Alfredo Azcona Garcia, 46, of Trenton, Shooting
  5. 05/01/2024 Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton
  6. 05/01/2024 Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton