A large fight outside the Regal 1 Bar on North Clinton Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 26, 2024, ended in gunfire that left 20-year-old Dwayne S. Penix Jr. dead. The shooting occurred about 2:10 a.m. during an altercation involving roughly 200 people; three men were struck and taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Two survivors were listed in stable condition, while Penix, known to family and friends as Twig, died of his wounds at the hospital.

Penix’s family remembered him for his love of family, rapping, and playing basketball. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for help.

If anyone who was at the scene or has video or other information can help investigators, please come forward.