Bridgeton Men Sentenced

TWO MORE ARE SENTENCED FOR THE 2018 TRAGIC SHOOTING DEATH OF A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL

     " Michael Elliot & Zahmere McKoy Have Been Sentenced On Charges In The Fatal Shooting Of 9-Year-Old Jennifer Trejo While In Her Bedroom."

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 5:53 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

BRIDGTON, NJ.- Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae reported that on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Michael Elliot, 30, and Zahmere McKoy, 23, both of Bridgeton, New Jersey were Sentenced to 30 Years in New Jersey State Prison, Pursuant to The No Early Release Act. 

     Both men were previously found Guilty on October 26, 2022, in Cumberland County State Superior Court on Charges of First Degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder; and Second Degree Reckless Manslaughter. 

     The Charges stem from an incident that occurred on July 17, 2018, in The City of Bridgeton, when 9-Year-Old Jennifer Trejo, was Struck and Killed by a Bullet that Ripped through the Bedroom Wall of her home on Church Street. Michael Elliot, Zahmere McKoy, along with Two Others, Leroy Frazier, and Charles Gamble were Charged with her Death.

     Leroy Frazier was previously Convicted in January 2020 on Charges of First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter; First Degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder; and Attempted Murder and was Sentenced to 42 Years in New Jersey State Prison. Charles Gamble Pled Guilty prior to the start of his Trial in August of 2022 to First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter, Mr. Gamble was Sentenced on March 13, 2023, to 13 Years in New Jersey State Prison, Pursuant to The No Early Release Act. 

FILED UNDER MARCH 23, 2023: LAW, CUMBERLAND: