Crime & Safety
16-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed In Mercer County: Prosecutor
The teen was stabbed Wednesday night. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are currently investigating.
MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Mercer County on Wednesday night, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
Dreiby Osorio, 16, of Trenton was found with multiple stab wounds, Onofri said.
Around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Trenton police responded to a call for a male stabbed in the back in the 800 block of Beatty Street. On arrival, officers found Osorio in the street suffering from multiple stab wounds, Onofri said.
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He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
No arrests have been made. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating.
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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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