July 25, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced today that an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force (MCHTF) and the Trenton Shooting Response Team has resulted in the arrest of a 15-year-old Trenton male for the shooting death of Luis Torres Marrero.
The defendant is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. He was arrested without incident on July 24, 2024, in Norfolk, Virginia, by the United States Marshals Service. He will be held in Virginia pending extradition to Mercer County.
At approximately 12:25 a.m. on July 9, 2024, Trenton police responded to the 200 block of East Hanover Street on the report of a sick or injured person. Upon arrival, officers located Luis Torres Marrero, 47, of Trenton, suffering from a gunshot to his head. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he died on July 14 as a result of his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Det. Zachary Ortman at (609) 273-2451 or Sgt. William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to [email protected].
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Names of the 2024 Trenton Homicide Victims
- 01/13/2024 Eduardo Lopez-Cruz, 38, of Trenton, Shooting
- 01/16/2024 Stefon Locke, 33, Shooting on 1/16 died 2/8/2024
- 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
- 06/23/2024 Samier Vincent, 30, of Trenton, Shooting, died 6/27/2024
- 07/04/2024 Amir Williams, 32, of Trenton, Shooting
- 07/02/2024 Capriest Ruiz, 23, of Camden, Shooting, died on 2/3/2024
- 07/12/2024 Johny Emmanuel Cruz-Rodrigez, Shooting
- 07/14/2024 Luis Torres Marrero, 47, of Trenton, Shooting 7/9/2024
