November 17, 2022
6:25 p.m. update:
The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting homicide in Trenton.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022, Trenton police responded to a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds in the 800 block of Carteret Avenue. Responding officers arrived on scene to discover a white Mercedes SUV that had been struck numerous times by gunfire. An adult male was located in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s identity will be released after family notification has been made.
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. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Shots rang out again in less than 24-hours in the City of Trenton, this time around 1:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Carteret Avenue Trenton Police, Trenton EMS, Trenton Fire and Captial Health Paramedics responded to the scene.
At the scene there was a white vehicle with bullet holes through windows and the hood. There were unconfirmed reports of a fatality. The street was lined with crime scene tape and detectives searched the area for clues. Last night there was a homicide with two others shot during a home invasion in the 200 block of Hewitt Street around 7:15 p.m.
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is responded to the 800 block of Carteret Avenue in Trenton for a shooting investigation. No additional details are available at this time.





























Names of the 2022 homicide victims in the City of Trenton:
- 2/15/2022 Antwone Barnes, 37, of Trenton, Stabbing
- 2/23/2022 Leonardo Fernandez, 32, of Trenton, Stabbing
- 3/01/2022 Shimon Nesmith Jr., 19, of Trenton, Shooting
- 3/03/2022 Helen Nelson, 73, of Trenton, Physical Assault
- 3/15/2022 Albert L. Barnes, 46, of Trenton, Shooting
- 3/25/2022 Sequoya Bacon-Jones, 9, of Trenton, Shooting
- 3/31/2022 Tahaad Goss, 16, of Trenton, Shooting
- 4/07/2022 Jaquir Queen, 26, of Willingboro, Shooting
- 4/09/2022 Leroy Davis, 31, of Trenton, Shooting
- 5/01/2022 Jamir McNeil, 25 of Trenton, Shooting
- 5/22/2022 Ali Abdullah, 25, of Trenton, Shooting
- 6/01/2022 Dreiby Osorio, 16, of Trenton, Stabbing
- 9/02/2022 Rasheed Barlow, 35, of Trenton, Shooting
- 9/11/2022 Chron Jenks, 34, of Ewing, Shooting
- 9/20/2022 Keenan Anthony Trower, 31, of Hamilton Shooting
- 10/09/2022 Daquan Brown, 33, of Trenton, Shooting
- 10/10/2022 Daveigh Brooks, 25, of Ewing
- 10/26/2022 Rayshawn Baines, 41, of Trenton
- 11/10/2022 from 9/21/2022 Corrine Daniels, 41, of Park Avenue multiple blunt force injuries
- 11/16/2022 Jomar Rodriguez, 29, of Trenton, Shooting
- 11/17/2022 Nay’sean Byrd, 19, of Trenton
** Under Investigation Pending determination:
22. ** Cause of fire under investigation by Mercer County Prosecutors Office Brian Wharton, 57, of Trenton
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