Gunfire broke out in the late hours of April 6, 2026, at the Donnelly Homes complex on Southard Street in Trenton. Three men were wounded; one of them, 31-year-old Devante Taylor of Trenton, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He died there on the evening of April 8, 2026.

Taylor, known as Deezy, was a father to a daughter, a lyricist who loved rap music, a former student of the Trenton Public School System and employed at Educational Testing Service. Friends and family remembered him as a peacemaker who held his cousins and community together. The other two shooting victims, a 46-year-old and a 26-year-old Trenton residents, were hospitalized and listed in stable condition. Authorities say none of the three victims lived at Donnelly Homes.

The Mercer County Shooting Response Team is investigating; no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. If anyone knew Devante or has information about the shooting, please come forward.