Crime & Safety

Police Seek Men in Connection With Mercer County Murder

Police are searching for the two men in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Carlos Leiva-Oviedo.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are attempting to find two men in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Carlos Leiva-Oviedo.

An image of the men is attached to this post.

Trenton police officers found Leiva-Ovieda collapsed near his car on Hudson Street suffering from multiple stab wounds while responding to Hudson and Genesee streets on a report of a man bleeding at about 3 a.m. on June 14.

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Leiva-Oviedo was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406, the Trenton police confidential tip line at 609-989-3663 or Detective Roberto Reyes at 609-256-0997.

Individuals may also call the Trenton Crime Stoppers tip line at 609-278-8477. Those wishing to text a tip can send a message labeled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.

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