A Trenton neighborhood was rocked by a fatal shooting in the early hours of March 27, 2026. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 1 a.m. near Beatty Street and Freudenmacher Alley and found 20-year-old Wilber Quib-Cuc with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in critical condition and died on March 28, 2026.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department’s Shooting Response Team led the investigation. Detectives canvassing the scene the next day detained a man matching the suspect description. The man, identified as 40-year-old Darnell Housley of Trenton, was found with a 9mm handgun and suspected heroin and was initially arrested on weapons and narcotics charges. After further investigation Housley was also charged with murder and additional weapons offenses, and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to detain him pending trial.

If anyone saw activity around Beatty Street and Freudenmacher Alley that night or has information about Wilber Quib-Cuc’s death, please share what you know.