October 11, 2020

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TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutors Office has released the names of the shooting victims in last nights gun violence.

The victim from N. Hermitage Avenue is Ola Williams, 61, of Trenton. The victim from St. Joe’s Avenue is Jaquise Melvin, 26, also of Trenton. The Prosecutors Office said there were no new developments as of this morning.

MidJersey.news was correct with 3 shot at N. Hermitage with the one fatal and another fatal at St Joe’s Avenue. Four were shot in total between both locations 2 fatal and 2 hospitalized.

The shootings last night broke the 2005 record of 31 and tied the 2014 record for 2nd place at 32. Trenton’s highest murder rate was in 2013 with 37 homicides.

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In other Trenton violence last night there was a stabbing around 2:00 am in the 1200 Block of Chestnut Avenue.

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Read last night’s MidJersey.news story here: BREAKING: Second Night Of Senseless Gun Violence In Trenton Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Others Shot

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The names of the Trenton dead of 2020:

Say their names:

1. January 30, 2020, Starquasia Harris, 24, shooting
2. February 16, 2020, Maurice London, 39, shooting
3. March 23, 2020, Danavan Phillips, 37, shooting
4. March 25, 2020, Yuell Moore, 29, shooting
5. April 5, 2020 Quamiera Massey, 24, shooting
6. April 5, 2020 Dabree Brannon, 30, shooting
7. April 5, 2020 Frederick Mason, 20, shooting
8. May 14, 2020, pronounced dead May 21, 2020 Terrence Horton, 53, shooting
9. May 17, 2020, Robert Smith, 38, shooting
10. May 18, 2020 Antwuan Bowens, 44, shooting
11. May 18, 2020 Tayvion Jones, 18, shooting
12. May 21, 2020 Raheen McKinnon 19, shooting
13. May 23, 2020, Watson Cogdell, 58, shooting
14.  May 30, 2020 Tyrone Campbell, 45, shooting
15. June 2, 2020 Dontae Barnes, shooting
16. June 21, 2020, Robert Neal, 34, stabbing
17. July 1, 2020, Covvie Scott, 24, shooting
18. July 8, 2020, Richard Guarderas, 18, shooting
19. July 8, 2020, Malcom L. Bowser, 19, shooting 
20. July 15, 2020, Jason Phillips, 23, shooting
21. July 17, 2020, Luis Gonzalez, 37, shooting
22. August 2, 2020 died August 5, 2020, Jolisa Marshall, 28, shooting (of Hamilton)
23. August 9, 2020, William Irrizarry, 18, shooting
24. August 9, 2020, Julius Vargas, 18, shooting
25. August 17, 2020, Rahkeem Ortiz, 29, shooting
26. August 21, 2020, pronounced dead August 22, Vernetta McCray, 39, drive by shooting
27. August 25, 2020, Shamira Williams, 32, stabbing
28. August 29, 2020, Tybree Washington, 24, shooting
29. October 2, 2020, Hussain Abdullah, 35, shooting
30. October 5, 2020, Derek Colley, 26, Shooting
31. October 10, 2020, Ola Williams, 61, Shooting
32. October 10, 2020, Jaquise Melvin, 26, Shooting
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37. X Trenton’s record of homicides in 2013
38. x

Not in NJ but across the river in Falls Township, Pennsylvania May 24, 2020 Davon Frink, 25, shooting at a Holiday Inn Express at a Trenton party held there.

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Trenton Murders Per Year Since 1989

NJ State Police Uniform Crime Report available here: https://www.njsp.org/ucr/uniform-crime-reports.shtml

1989 = 22

1990 = 21

1991 = 7

1992 = 16

1993 = 11

1994 = 9

1995 = 16

1996 = 14

1997 = 12

1998 = 15

1999 = 8

2000 = 14

2001 = 13

2002 = 19

2003 = 13

2004 = 18

2005 = 31

2006 = 18

2007 = 25

2008 = 19

2009 = 18

2010 = 15

2011 = 23

2012 = 24

2013 = 37

2014 = 32

2015 = 17

2016 = 21

2017 = 23

2018 = 16

2019 = 15

2020 = 32* current number as of October 10, 2020* (Not available yet from NJSP statistics)

* Prior to 1989 the known highest murder number was 1970 with 27