One Victim Dies, Two Others In Critical Condition From Yesterday’s Trenton Shooting

June 16, 2023

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting incident that occurred at approximately 3:08 p.m., Trenton Police respond to a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds in the 600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Trenton.  Three victims were taken to the hospital for treatment.  One of the victims, James Junior Journigan, later died of his injuries.  The two additional victims are currently in critical condition at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.  The investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Mercer County Homicide Task Force Detective Sergeant Roberto Reyes or Detective Michael Cipriano at 609-989-6406.  Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.


Names of the 2023 Trenton Homicide Victims

  1. 1/16/2023 Donnell Williams, 29, Trenton, Shooting.
  2. 2/12/2023 Stephanie Vil, 34, of Burlington, Shooting.
  3. 2/16/2023 Khalil Glanton, 23, Trenton, Stabbing.
  4. 3/24/2023 Harold Rosario, 19, Trenton, Shooting.
  5. 3/26/2023 Nyeisha Saunders, 41, Trenton, Shooting.
  6. 4/09/2023 Jhosse Tolentino, 23, Trenton, Shooting
  7. 4/12/2023 Jared Anderson, Trenton, Shooting (died May 29)
  8. 4/14/2023 Daniel Garvin, 46, Trenton, Shooting
  9. 4/20/2023 Ralph Conquest, 43, of Lawrence, Shooting
  10. 5/14/2023 Roger Martinez-Rodriguez, 27, Trenton, Stabbing
  11. 5/14/2023 Justin Reed, 24, of Ewing, Shooting (died May 22)
  12. 5/26/2023 Sherief Treadwell, 36, Trenton, Shooting
  13. 6/09/2023 Markell Biggs, 20, Trenton, Shooting
  14. 6/11/2023 Shaquan Brown, 23, Trenton, Shooting
  15. 6/15/2023 James Junior Journigan, Shooting
  16. 6/15/2023 Louis Washington, Trenton, Shooting, (died June 21)
  17. 6/22/2023 Guillermo Sanchez, Shooting

(List current as of June 23, 2023)


Yesterday’s story here: