A summer evening in Trenton ended in violence on June 11, 2023, when 23-year-old Shaquan Brown was fatally shot in the Donnelly Homes neighborhood on Willow Avenue. Officers from the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Trenton Police Department responded to reports of gunfire around 8:10 p.m. and found three people with gunshot wounds. Brown was grievously injured and was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Two other people suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds to the legs. The circumstances leading up to the shooting and the identity of the shooter remain unanswered.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Willow Avenue that night or has information about who was responsible, please contact the investigators working the case.