There have been 27 homicides reported in the City of Trenton in 2023
November 27, 2023
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the victim of the early morning Black Friday shooting in Trenton as Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton. This brings the total homicide victims in Trenton for 2023 to 27 as of November 27, 2023.
On Friday, November 24, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Trenton police responded to the first block of Oliver Avenue for a ShotSpotter activation. Responding officers arrived on scene to discover an adult male on the sidewalk shot multiple times. The victim was transported to Capital Heath Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Elijah Phillips at (609) 414-2006 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997. Information can also be emailed to [email protected].
In a previous case not previously reported on, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office sated that on September 25, 2022, at approximately 11:23 p.m., Trenton Police Officers were detailed to the area of the 400 block of N. Clinton Avenue on a report of a sick or injured person. Upon arrival officers located Andre Clark, who was conscious but could not speak. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. Additionally, the officers reported Clark had no visible signs of injury and nothing appeared suspicious.
On October 7, 2022, Officers conducted a welfare check and were informed Clark was in critical condition with a brain bleed from blunt force trauma. Further investigation would identify Tyquasia Peterson as the suspect who assaulted Clark and was charged accordingly.
This year, on June 11, 2023, Clark succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force was notified, and Peterson was charged with the homicide.
Another case update includes Nayquan Loveless. He was shot along with Ralph Conquest on April 20, 2023, but was not pronounced until August 15, 2023.
Names of the 2023 Trenton Homicide Victims
- 1/16/2023 Donnell Williams, 29, Trenton, Shooting.
- 2/12/2023 Stephanie Vil, 34, of Burlington, Shooting.
- 2/16/2023 Khalil Glanton, 23, Trenton, Stabbing.
- 3/24/2023 Harold Rosario, 19, Trenton, Shooting.
- 3/26/2023 Nyeisha Saunders, 41, Trenton, Shooting.
- 4/09/2023 Jhosse Tolentino, 23, Trenton, Shooting
- 4/12/2023 Jared Anderson, Trenton, Shooting (died May 29)
- 4/14/2023 Daniel Garvin, 46, Trenton, Shooting
- 4/20/2023 Ralph Conquest, 43, of Lawrence, Shooting
- 4/20/2023 Nayquan Loveless, 22, passed away 8/15/2023
- 5/14/2023 Roger Martinez-Rodriguez, 27, Trenton, Stabbing
- 5/14/2023 Justin Reed, 24, of Ewing, Shooting (died May 22)
- 5/26/2023 Sherief Treadwell, 36, Trenton, Shooting
- 6/09/2023 Markell Biggs, 20, Trenton, Shooting
- 6/11/2023 Shaquan Brown, 23, Trenton, Shootin
- 6/11/2023 Andre Clark, Blunt Force Trauma from incident on September 25, 2022
- 6/15/2023 James Junior Journigan, 36, Shooting
- 6/15/2023 Louis Washington, 38, Trenton, Shooting, (died June 17)
- 6/19/2023 Ernest Denard, 61, Stabbing
- 6/22/2023 Guillermo Sanchez, Shooting
- 7/01/2023 Precious Saunders, 32, of Trenton
- 8/23/2023 Taquan Foxworth, 29, of Trenton, Shooting 8/19
- 9/02/2023 Ronald Taylor, 40, of Trenton, Shooting
- 9/16/2023 Balil Lewis, 37, of Trenton, Shooting
- 9/28/2023 Unidentified Male Homicide Chestnut Avenue
- 10/19/2023 Corey Jones, 40, of Trenton, Stabbing
- 11/24/2023 Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton Shooting
Trenton Murders Per Year Since 1989
NJ State Police Uniform Crime Report available here: https://www.njsp.org/ucr/uniform-crime-reports.shtml
1989 = 22
1990 = 21
1991 = 7
1992 = 16
1993 = 11
1994 = 9
1995 = 16
1996 = 14
1997 = 12
1998 = 15
1999 = 8
2000 = 14
2001 = 13
2002 = 19
2003 = 13
2004 = 18
2005 = 31
2006 = 18
2007 = 25
2008 = 19
2009 = 18
2010 = 15
2011 = 23
2012 = 24
2013 = 37
2014 = 32
2015 = 17
2016 = 21
2017 = 23
2018 = 16
2019 = 15
2020 = 40
2021 = 40
2022 = 23
2023 = 27 as of November 27, 2023 **
* Prior to 1989 the known highest murder number was 1970 with 27
** Known as of November 24, 2023
*** NJ State Police Crime Statistics have not been updated since 2020
