January 12, 2024
Update from the Trenton Police Department:
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Department, Detective Lieutenant Brian Jones told MidJersey.news that at 7:54 p.m. Trenton Police received a call for a juvenile shot on the 100 Block of Frazier Street. Officers arrived on scene and located two victims, and eleven-year-old male and a sixteen-year-old female, who were sitting in the backseat on their mother’s vehicle. The vehicle was occupied by the victim’s mother, grandmother, and two other siblings. The two juvenile victims were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center by Trenton Emergency Medical Services. Both victims were struck one time in their lower leg. Their injuries are non-life threatening. Preliminary investigation revealed that after the juveniles got into the backseat of their vehicle, a dark colored van or sport utility vehicle pulled alongside the victim’s vehicle and fired at the victim’s vehicle before fleeing on Frazier Street towards Prospect Street. The Mercer County Shooting Response Team is investigating this incident.
Original MidJersey.news story below:
TRENTON (Mercer) – Two children were reportedly shot this evening (Friday, Jan. 12, 2024), just a little over two hours after two other people were wounded by gunfire in the city.
This latest incidence of violence was reported about 7:55 p.m. in the 100 block of Frazier Street. City police, EMS personnel and firefighters responded and located two juveniles – one initially reported to be about 16, and the other said to be about 11 – suffering from what were described as gunshot wounds to their “lower extremities.”
Both pediatric victims were said to be “conscious and alert” and were quickly taken by ambulance to the trauma center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
Earlier this evening, around 5:45 p.m., two people were found shot in the area of the 900 block of Southard Street, which is about a mile away from Frazier Street. And last night (Thursday, Jan. 11) around 6:50 p.m. a person was found shot in the area of the 900 block of South Broad Street.
This is a breaking news report, based on emergency services radio transmissions. All three incidents are under investigation by law enforcement officials. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are released by authorities.
Two People Reported Shot In Trenton
Trenton Shooting Under Investigation
January 13, 2024-Updated
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Department, Detective Lieutenant Brian Jones told MidJersey.news that on Friday, January 12th, 2024 at approximately 5:29 p.m. patrol units responded to a call for service for a disorderly group of males possibly in possession of a handgun hanging out and gambling inside of the hallway of 802 Southard Street.
Upon arrival, officers encountered approximately eight (8) males in the hall way, they approached to further investigate and issue Violation of City ordinance summons for gambling. During the course of the investigation, a male identified as Nasir Reed, 24, of 157 Rossell Avenue Trenton NJ refused all lawful commands, fled from officer’s initiating a foot pursuit, and resisting arrest. During the course of the struggle Reed was in possession of a handgun that discharged causing a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his left upper thigh. Reed was rendered medical aid, released from the hospital, and charged with resisting arrest and weapons offenses. This is an on-going Mercer County Shooting Response Team investigation.
January 12, 2024
TRENTON (Mercer) – Trenton police, Trenton Emergency Medical Service personnel, Capital Health System paramedics and city firefighters from Engine 1 were dispatched about 5:45 p.m. to the 900 block of Southard Street, between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and New Willow Street, for a gunshot victim.
January 12, 2024
MORRISVILLE, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police reports that yesterday morning, January 11, 2024, around 6:15 a.m. Troopers from Trevose Barracks responded to North Bound US 1 Toll Bridge Morrisville Boro, Bucks County, for a tractor-trailer striking a pedestrian. It was determined that the unidentified pedestrian was attempting to walk across the toll bridge in the center next to the concrete barriers on the north bound side. A tractor and flatbed trailer was traveling north bound in the left travel lane, struck the pedestrian causing her to strike the concrete barrier, and land in the left travel lane. The pedestrian was then struck by two different vehicles. The tractor-trailer stopped on the New Jersey side at the Route 29 exit. The two unidentified vehicles continued north bound and did not stop. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Attempts to identify the pedestrian were unsuccessful. She is described as a black female approx. 30-40 years old, approximately 5’5″- 5’8″, brown eyes, black hair at the base with some light brown highlights, She was wearing a multi colored wool winter cap, a black hooded sweatshirt overtop a blue jacket with FDR Services Healthcare Laundry Specialist logo on the top right side, black legging pants, and black boots. She was also carrying a light brown colored small purse. The two operators that struck the pedestrian after the tractor-trailer maybe unaware of their involvement. The first vehicle was a white pickup truck and the second vehicle was a dark colored SUV. Anyone who witnessed this crash or can help identify the victim and the two vehicles that left the scene can call State Troopers at Trevose Barracks 215-942-3900.
