TRENTON NEW JERSEY DOUBLE SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION
" Mercer County Authorities Are Continuing The Investigation Into The Fatal Shooting Of Shimon Nesmith & The Shooting Of A 21-Year-Old Woman."
March 2, 2022 8:16 P.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TRENTON, NJ.- On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and The Trenton Police Department are investigating the circumstance surrounding a Tuesday afternoon Double Shooting that has left one man Dead and another woman hospitalized in Serious Condition.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Members of The Trenton Police Department responded to a Multi ShotSpotter Activation for Eleven Rounds being Fired in 1100 block of New Willow Street.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a vehicle that had crashed into the side of 931 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, at The Life in The Word Outreach Ministry. The vehicle was heavily damaged and appeared to have Numerous Bullet Holes. Shimon Nesmith Jr., 19, of Trenton, was on scene suffering from gunshot wounds. Nesmith was immediately transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
A 21-year-old woman who had sustained a Gunshot Wound to the face and was transported to the hospital by way of private vehicle. The woman remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
No Arrests have been made and the investigation remains active and ongoing. 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.
FILED UNDER MARCH 2, 2022: LAW, MERCER: