Balil Scott Lewis, 37, was shot in Trenton on the night of September 16, 2023, and died the following day. Officers responded to multiple ShotSpotter activations near Brunswick Avenue and Middle Rose Street and found Lewis on a sidewalk in the center of Middle Rose Street with numerous gunshot wounds. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on September 17, 2023.

Lewis lived in Trenton, worked at Shred-It, was a father, and had been pursuing a commercial driver’s license. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department opened an investigation; as of the initial reports no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified. The motive and circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been made public.

If anyone saw activity near Brunswick Avenue and Middle Rose Street around midnight on September 16, 2023, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.