Man Arrested Near Mercer Train Station After Shooting That Killed 1, Cops Say

TRENTON, NJ — A 41-year-old Allentown man has died after he was shot in Trenton on Tuesday night, and a Camden man is in custody, authorities said.

Anthony Harden was pronounced dead early Wednesday, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

Around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Trenton police were called to the 300 block of East State Street after a report that a man had been shot. Officers found Harden with a gunshot wound to his lower chest, officials said. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center.

Because Harden was in extremely critical condition, detectives from the Mercer County Homicide Task Force were called in to help the Shooting Response Team investigate, the prosecutor’s office said.

After the shooting, a witness saw the suspect, Leon DeShields III, 43, of Camden, leave the scene and head toward the Trenton train station, authorities said. The witness was able to point officers to DeShields near the River Line station.

NJ Transit and Trenton police officers took DeShields into custody. He had a .380-caliber handgun with him, officials said.

DeShields was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses. The prosecutor’s office will file a motion to keep him detained until trial.

The investigation is ongoing.

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