On the afternoon of Thursday, November 17, 2022, 19-year-old Nay’sean Byrd was shot and killed in the 800 block of Carteret Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey. Police were alerted around 1:30 p.m. by the ShotSpotter system and found Byrd slumped in the driver’s seat of a white Mercedes SUV that had been struck by numerous bullets. Emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department opened a joint investigation. As of the latest update, no arrests have been announced, and the motive and identity of the shooter or shooters remain unknown. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force.