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Trenton Police Report Multiple Incidents on July 4, 2024 – MidJersey.News

July 5, 2024

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Detective Lieutenant Lisette Rios reported the following incidents in the City of Trenton on July 4, 2024:

On July 4, 2024 at approximately 9:50 p.m., Trenton Police Communications received a call of a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of Division Street and South Clinton Avenue. Patrol Bureau officers arrived on scene and observed an older juvenile victim in the roadway, injured and unresponsive. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center with serious injuries and remains unresponsive. Detective Vishan Singh of the Trenton Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team were notified and responded. They determined the victim was riding a Razor scooter on South Clinton Avenue toward Chestnut Avenue when it collided with a Toyota Sienna traveling on Division Street toward South Broad Street. Det. Singh will continue the investigation with assistance from the Serious Collision Response Team.

On July 4, 2024 at approximately 10:41 p.m., a Good Samaritan noticed a Tesla lying on its roof at the intersection of Center and Ferry Streets. The citizen contacted police to inquire if there were any injuries. No injuries were reported. No further information is available regarding this incident.

On July 4, 2024 at approximately 10:59 p.m., Trenton Police received a call about a person shot in the area of ​​West State Street. Officers from the Perdicaris Place Patrol Bureau arrived on scene and found a 15-year-old male with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported by TEMS to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment and was in stable condition. A crime scene was located nearby on West Hanover Street and the Shooting Response Team is investigating.


On July 4, 2024, at approximately 11:31 p.m., Trenton Police received a call about a person shot in the area of ​​Stuyvesant Avenue. Hoffman Avenue Patrol Officers responded and found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. This incident has been referred to Homicide. A second victim of this incident, a woman, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound. She was listed in stable condition.


On July 5, 2024 at approximately 1:02 a.m., Trenton Police Communications received a call reporting shots fired in the 300 block of West Hanover Street, striking a vehicle and a residence. Patrol officers rushed to the scene and found two vehicles struck by gunfire. At the scene, officers were advised that a victim arrived at Capital Health Regional Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds. The Shooting Response Team was notified and responded. The victim’s condition was listed as stable and the Shooting Response Team will continue to investigate.

Additionally, there was one incident that was handled by the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau. At approximately 9:37 p.m., New Jersey State Police contacted Trenton Communications regarding a boat taking on water in the river after colliding with jet skiers. Trenton Fire Department, Trenton EMS -TEMS, emergency medical technicians and the NJSP responded. The boat was determined to be in Hamilton Township, so Hamilton Police were also notified. Trenton Police did not investigate or file any reports on this incident. Midjersey.news has contacted the New Jersey State Police Office of Public Information for additional details on this incident.