43-Year-Old Hamilton Man And A 28-Year-Old Trenton Were Fatally Gunned Down Last Night On A Trenton Street

Thursday, May 2, 2024, 2:30 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

TRENTON, NJ.- Members of the Mercer County Homicide Task Force are actively investigating a double shooting that claimed the lives of a 43-year-old Hamilton, New Jersey man and a 28-year-old Trenton, New Jersey, after gunfire erupted on Wednesday night on a Trenton, New Jersey street.

     According to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, just around 7:45 p.m., members of the Trenton Police Department responded to a multishot ShotSpotter Activation in the area of Prospect Street and Pennington Avenue in the City of Trenton. 

     Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, identified as Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton, New Jersey lying on the ground in a parking lot of 812 Prospect Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A second man identified as Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton, New Jersey, was found in the same parking lot in the driver’s seat of a Blue Infiniti with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest.

     Both Fagan and Francis were immediately transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where despite life-saving efforts they both succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced deceased a short time later. 

     The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force Detective Chris Pullen at (848) 992-6436 or Officer in Charge William Jett, Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.