July 5, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Department, Detective Lieutenant Lisette Rios reported the following incidents in the City of Trenton on July 4, 2024:
At approximately 9:50 p.m. on July 4, 2024, Trenton Police Communications received a call of a motor vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Division Street and South Clinton Avenue Patrol Bureau officers responded to the scene and observed an older juvenile victim in the roadway, injured and unresponsive. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center with serious injuries and remains unresponsive. Trenton Police Department Detective Vishan Singh and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team were notified and responded. They discovered the victim was riding a Razor scooter on South Clinton Avenue, toward Chestnut Avenue, when it struck a Toyota Sienna that was on Division Street heading toward South Broad Street Det. Singh will continue the investigation with the assistance of the Serious Collision Response Team.
At approximately 10:41 p.m. on July 4, 2024, a good Samaritan observed a Tesla on it’s roof at the intersection of Centre Street and Ferry Street the citizen contacted police and checked for any injured persons. There were no reported injuries. No other information about this incident is avaialble.
At approximately 10:59 p.m. on July 4, 2024 Trenton Police Communications received a call of a person shot in the area of West State Street and Perdicaris Place Patrol Bureau officers arrived on scene and located a 15-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported by TEMS to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment and was in stable condition. A scene was located nearby on West Hanover Street and the Shooting Response Team is investigating.
At approximately 11:31 p.m. on July 4, 2024, Trenton Police Communications received a call of a person shot in the area of Stuyvesant Avenue and Hoffman Avenue Patrol Officers responded and located a victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. This incident was turned over to the Homicide Task Force. A second victim from this incident, a female, arrived at Capital Health Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound. She was in stable condition.
At approximately 1:02 a.m. on July 5, 2024, Trenton Police Communications received a call of shots fired on the 300 block of West Hanover Street, with a vehicle and a residence struck. Patrol officers responded to the scene and located two vehicles struck by gunfire. While at the scene, officers were advised that a victim arrived at Capital Health Regional Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds. The Shooting Response Team was notified and responded. The victim was listed in stable condition and the Shooting Response Team will continue this investigation.
In addition, there’s one incident that was handled by the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau. At approximately 9:37 p.m., New Jersey State Police contacted Trenton Communications regarding calls for a boat taking on water after colliding with jet skiers in the river. The Trenton Fire Department, Trenton EMS -TEMS, Paramedics and the NJSP responded. The boat was determined to be in Hamilton Township so Hamilton Police were also notified. Trenton Police did not investigate or complete any reporting for this incident. Midjersey.news has contacted the New Jersey State Police Office of Public Information for further details on this incident.
