Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Mercer County Shooting
The investigation into the shooting on Thursday night is ongoing by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department.
MERCER COUNTY, NJ — One person is dead and three others are hospitalized following a shooting in Mercer County on Thursday night, according to authorities.
At around 10:30 p.m., Trenton Police were called to 266 Hamilton Ave. on a report of shots fired with multiple people shot, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
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Police officers found three people suffering from gunshot wounds and learned a fourth person was taken by personal vehicle to the hospital, said police.
The first victim, Ralph Conquest, 43, of Lawrence, was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center at around 1:53 a.m.
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A man and a woman are also being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the hand and the leg.
The investigation is ongoing by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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