Police Investigate Early Morning Homicide In Trenton

June 22, 2023

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday June 22, 2023.   At approximately 7:00 a.m. Trenton Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Vine Steet on the report of a motor vehicle accident with an unresponsive person located in the vehicle.  The deceased victim Guillermo Sanchez was located at the scene and appeared to have a gunshot wound.  The investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Sergeant Roberto Reyes or Detective Elijah Phillips at 609-989-6406.  Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

Photos by: Brian McCarthy, OnScene News



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. 6/19/2023 Ernest Denard, Stabbing
  18. 6/22/2023 Guillermo Sanchez, Shooting

(List current as of June 23, 2023)