Update:

Trenton Man Arrested for December 18, 2021, Homicide

December 18, 2021

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–At approximately 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, Trenton police received a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds in the 400 block of Garfield Avenue.  Additional calls were received for a shooting and a male shot.  Upon arrival, officers located the adult male victim in the rear of a residence on Garfield Avenue suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.  The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later.

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

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Names of 2021* homicide victims: 

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
12. 7/19/2021  William Mitchell, 33, Trenton, Shooting
13. 7/19/2021  Jermel Carter, 38, Trenton, Shooting
14. 7/29/2021  Leonard Pettigrew, 58, Trenton, Shooting
15. 7/30/2021  Shaquil Loftin, 23, Shooting, Trenton
16. 8/01/2021  Daquan Basnight, 30, of Ewing, Shooting
17. 8/13/2021  Javier Chaj-Ajtun, 33, of Trenton, Shooting
18. 8/19/2021  Herberth Ramirez Pimentel, 37, of Trenton, Shooting
19. 8/23/2021  Yanquai Edwards, 25, of Rancocas, NJ, Shooting
20. 8/25/2021  Daron Cheston, 18, Trenton, Shooting
21. 8/27/2021 Ziare Jones, Shooting
22. 8/30/2021  Fred Davis, 43, Trenton, Shooting
23. 9/06/2021  Shamiem Young, 26, Trenton, Shooting
24. 9/17/2021  Jeff Charles, 37, Trenton, Shooting
25. 9/25/2021  Shemiah Davis, 15, Trenton, Shooting
26. 10/2/2021  Omar Burgess, 49, of Trenton, Shooting
27. 10/3/2021  Elias Juarez Lopez, 31, of Princeton, Shooting
28. 10/4/2021  Candice Ruff, 19, of Trenton, Shooting On September 25
29. 10/7/2021  Douglas Munn, 50, of Trenton. Shooting
30. 10/13/2021 Melvin Williams 26, of Trenton, Shooting
31. 10/29/2021 Edwin Obdulio Gomez Interiano, 41, Shooting
32. 10/29/2021 Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, Shooting
33. 10/30/2021 Dartanian Ames of Lawrence, 41, Shooting
34. 11/1/2021  Hector Torres, 43, of Trenton, Shooting on 10/31
35. 11/17/2021 David Johnson, 39, of Trenton
36. 12/11/2021 Michael Degrass of Trenton
37. 12/18/2021Unidentified male, shot Garfield Ave

*Updated to reflect the person who died in 2021 from complications from a shooting on May 14, 2018 as per medical examiner report.