Mercer County Homicide Investigation

A MONDAY MORNING SHOOTING HAS LEFT ONE DEAD AND ONE INJURED IN EWING NEW JERSEY

     " Early Monday Morning Shooting At A Ewing Deli Has Claimed The Life Of  Oscar Palacios & Has Left A 57-Year-Old Hamilton Man Hospitalized."

June 8, 2022 7:24 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,

TRENTON, NJ.- On Monday, May 6, 2022 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and The Ewing Police Department continue to investigate a Fatal Shooting that occurred Monday morning on Hillcrest Avenue in Ewing, New Jersey.

     On Monday, June 6, 2022, at approximately 6:10 a.m., Members of The Ewing Police Department responded to Priori’s Deli locate at 301 Hillcrest Avenue. 

     Upon arrival, Police Officers found two adult men suffering from Gunshot Wounds. Both men were transported to the hospital where Oscar Palacios, 54, of Trenton, New Jersey was pronounced deceased. The second victim, a 57-Year-Old Hamilton, New Jersey man, remains hospitalized. The two men are brothers and employees of the deli.

     Detectives are investigating all potential motives and attempting to piece together what led up to the Shooting of the men, which occurred inside of the deli. No arrests have been made and the investigation is 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. 

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