On the evening of May 1, 2024, 43-year-old Jerome Francis of Hamilton, New Jersey, was fatally shot in Trenton. ShotSpotter alerted police to multiple gunshots about 7:45 p.m. near Prospect Street and Pennington Avenue. Officers found Francis in the driver’s seat of a blue Infiniti QX60 in a parking lot at 812 Prospect Street; he had gunshot wounds to his chest and the vehicle showed front-end damage and deployed airbags.

A second victim, 28-year-old Chevaughn Fagan of Trenton, was also found shot and both men were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead. Detectives recovered three handguns, multiple cell phones, and numerous shell casings at the scene. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating, and no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

If anyone saw activity near Prospect Street and Pennington Avenue that evening or has information about the shooting, please contact investigators with what they know.