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.
