HOMICIDE TASK FORCE INVESTIGATING AN EARLY MONDAY MORNING HOUSE FIRE IN TRENTON
" 57-Year-Old Man Found Dead After Trenton Firefighters Extinguish A Fire In A Summer Street Home."
October 25, 2022, 7:59 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
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TRENTON, NJ.- On Monday, October 24, 2022, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that Detectives from The Mercer County Homicide Task Force are continuing investigate the Suspicious Death of a 57-Year-Old Trenton, New Jersey man who was found deceased inside a Trenton home after Firefighters extinguished an Early Monday Morning Fire.
On Monday, October 24, 2022, just after midnight, Members of The Trenton Fire Department responded to a residence located in The First Block of Summer Street in The City on a report of a House Fire.
Upon arrival, Firefighters discovered a structure fire inside the home. Upon extinguishing the Fire, Firefighters discovered the body of a deceased man, later identified as Brian Wharton, 57, on the first floor of the home. Mr. Wharton had been staying at the residence.
Detectives from The Mercer County Homicide Homicide Task Force and The Trenton Police Department are continuing their Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Fire and The Cause and Manner of Death of Mr. Wharton.
Anyone with information regarding the Fire or the Death of Mr. Wharton is urged to contact The Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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