Mercer County Man Indicted For Murder In Fatal Shooting

A Mercer County man has been indicted in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Trenton over the summer, authorities said.

Leroy Tutt, of Trenton, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.

Trenton police discovered 19-year-old Nabate Washington lying on the street between two cars while responding to reports of shots fired on Sandford Street at about 1:45 p.m. on June 30, police said. Washington had been shot several times. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Tutt was arrested on Aug. 5 following an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force. First Assistant Prosecutor Doris M. Galuchie presented the case to the grand jury.

The attached image of Leroy Tutt was provided by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office