MONDAY MORNING SHOOTING ON FOUNTAIN AVENUE IN TRENTON NEW JERSEY CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A 25-YEAR-OLD RANCOCAS MAN
" Yanquai Edwards Of Rancocas, New Jersey Was Fatally Shot Early Monday Morning In Trenton, New Jersey."
August 23, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TRENTON, NJ.- On Monday, August 23, 2021 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred in Trenton, New Jersey early Monday morning that left one victim dead.
On Monday, August 23, 2021, at approximately 3:47 a.m., Members of The Trenton Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Fountain Avenue in Trenton.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was immediately transported to the hospital in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries a few hours later. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Yanquai Edwards of Rancocas, NJ.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Janaye Jones at the Mercer County Homicide Task Force office, (609) 989-6406. Tips can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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