Man Convicted In Fatal Ambush Shooting At Trenton Party: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Trenton resident was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of fatally shooting a man at a party in 2021, authorities said.
Matthew Tanner was convicted of murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said.
On Saturday, July 31, 2021, the Trenton community was at the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue to celebrate "Sha-Day," a party honoring a resident killed in 2013, Marbrey said. Trenton police responded to the scene at 12:24 a.m. the next day and found Daquan Basnight lying motionless in the street, suffering from multip…
Victim ID'd In Fatal Trenton Double Shooting: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Trenton resident has been identified as the man killed in a fatal double shooting on Saturday, April 19, authorities said.
At 4:14 a.m., officers were in the area of East State Street and heard multiple gunshots, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Officers rushed to the 200 block of East State Street and discovered Marquis Skillman, 38, and a woman, 39, with gunshot wounds, Marbrey said. Skillman was pronounced dead soon after while the woman had non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the leg, Marbrey said.
No arrests have been made and the investigation…
Man Killed, Woman Injured In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor (Photos)
A man was killed and a woman was injured in an early morning shooting Saturday, April 19 in Trenton, authorities said.
The gunfire erupted around 4:14 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025, near the 200 block of East State Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Trenton police were already nearby when they heard multiple gunshots. At the same time, a ShotSpotter activation alerted officers to the location, DeBlasio said.
When police arrived, they found two adults—a man and a woman—suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were rushed to Cap…
Jersey City Man Punched, Spat On NJ Transit Crew Member
A 44-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with punching and spitting on a NJ Transit crew member on Wednesday, April 16, authorities said.
At noon on a train from Trenton to New York Penn Station, Tyquan Gibbs, refused to provide his ticket upon request by a female crew member while the train was stopped at Newark Airport, NJ Transit officials said. After refusing to provide the ticket, Gibbs spit on the woman, punched her, knocking her to the ground where he continued to punch her, authorities said.
Other passengers came to the woman's aid, restraining Gibbs until police arriv…
Trenton Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Trenton man was charged on Thursday, April 17, with murdering his ex-girlfriend and her daughter last weekend, authorities said.
Bahin Lynch faces two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Malika Whiting, 40 and her daughter, Jairah Biggs, 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said.
At 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 12, Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, authorities said. Both were pronou…
Trenton Rallies Around Family After Mother, Daughter Murdered
Santana Maher’s mother, Malika Whiting and 13-year-old younger sister, Jairah Biggs were fatally shot in their home on Trenton on Saturday, April 12, authorities said.
At 10:30 a.m., Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
A person of interest was detained on unrelated charges, but no one has been arrested for the killings, authorities said.
Maher has set up a fundraiser to a…
Mother, Daughter ID'd In Trenton Fatal Double Shooting: Prosecutor
Malika Whitting, 40 and Jairah Biggs, 13, have been identified as the mother and daughter found fatally shot in a Trenton home on Saturday, April 12, authorities said.
RIP Malika Whiting love you .you didn't deserve this you my favorite cousin and we talk we cry and we laugh together... Posted by Jasminda Villoch on Saturday, April 12, 2025
At 10:30 a.m., Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. Both were pronounced dead at t…
