June 14, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)– The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in the city, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported.
At approximately 5:10 p.m. on June 11, 2024, Trenton patrol units responded to the area of Stuyvesant Avenue and Hoffman Avenue on a shot spotter activation. While on scene, officers learned that two gunshot victims had arrived at Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. One of the males was treated for a gunshot wound and released from the hospital The second male, Jonathan Applegate, of Trenton, was shot multiple times and later died at the hospital.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Karl Johnston at (609) 439-5248 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997. Information can also be emailed to [email protected]
Names of the 2024 Trenton Homicide Victims
- 01/13/2024 Eduardo Lopez-Cruz, 38, of Trenton, Shooting
- 02/28/2024 Shawn Moore, 45, Trenton, Shooting
- 03/19/2024 Donnell Jenkins age 52, Stabbing
- 04/04/2024 Jose Alfredo Azcona Garcia, 46, of Trenton, Shooting
- 05/01/2024 Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton
- 05/01/2024 Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton
- 05/19/2024 Stephon Fisher, 18, of Trenton, Shooting
- 05/26/2024 Dwayne Penix, 20, of Trenton, Shooting
- 06/11/2024 Johnathan Applegate
