UPDATE: Fatal Shooting; Trenton, N. Stockton Street Last Night

July 15, 2021

Afternoon update here: Update: Victim Identified In Last Night’s Trenton Shooting

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutors Office has confirmed that a man died from a shooting last night in the area of 43 N. Stockton Street around 8:40 p.m.

Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Kathleen Petrucci told MidJersey.news that the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, the Mercer County Shooting Response Team and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred last night, July 14, at approximately 8:40 p.m. in Trenton.  Officers responded to the area of 43 N. Stockton Street and located a Hispanic, male victim who was shot twice.  He was transported to Capital Health System-Fuld and pronounced deceased at 10:22 p.m. 

The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406.  Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

Last night’s MidJersey.News story here: BREAKING: Man Shot On N. Stockton Street In Trenton, Taken To Trauma Center


Names of 2021* homicide victims: (this may need to be adjusted)**

  1. 2/18/2021 Jabree Saunders, 26, from shooting on May 14, 2018
  2. 2/22/2021 Khalil Gibbs, 25, of West Windsor, shooting
  3. 2/25/2021 Lovelle Laramore, 60, of Trenton shooting
  4. 4/15/2021 Kaheem Carter, 22, of Trenton, shooting
  5. 4/20/2021 Shaquan McNeil, 25, of Trenton, shooting
  6. 4/24/2021 Cheryl Jones, 65, of Trenton, shooting
  7. 4/29/2021 Ramire Harvey, 25, of Trenton, shooting
  8. 5/15/2021 David Williams 36, of Trenton, shooting
  9. 5/29/2021 Edgar Geovani Sis-Luis, 34, of Trenton, aggravated manslaughter
  10. 7/05/2021 Dion Ellis, 16, Trenton, Shooting
  11. 7/14/2021 Pablo Herrera Chun, 53, Trenton, Shooting

*Updated to reflect the person who died in 2021 from the May 14, 2018 shooting.


There have been multiple shootings on N. Stockton Street that MidJersey.News has covered you can see other N. Stockton shootings here:

The shootings we covered in 2021 on N. Stockton St. prior to last night was on May 16, 2021:

Fatal Shooting With Vehicle Crash Leaves 36 Year Old Man Dead, Woman Injured

5/16/2021 UPDATE: Victim Identified In Last Night’s Fatal Shooting

5/21/2021 UPDATE: Trenton Man Arrested for Saturday Murder of David Williams

March 9, 2021 shooting here:

BREAKING: Shooting In Trenton Person Transported By Private Vehicle To Trauma Center

March 10th Update: 32 Year Old Shot In Last Night’s Gunfire, Treated For Non-life Threatening Injuries At Capital Health Trauma Center




Photos and video by: Dennis Symons MidJersey.News and  Brian McCarthy, OnScene News