Ali Abdullah, 25, was shot and killed in Trenton on May 22, 2022. Police responded to multiple ShotSpotter activations at about 1:00 a.m. in the 100 block of West Hanover Street and found Abdullah on the sidewalk of a state-owned parking lot with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A second male, 30, arrived at the same hospital by private vehicle with a gunshot wound to his shoulder. Investigators found numerous shell casings on the sidewalk and at least one of two parked vehicles struck by multiple bullets. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Trenton Police handled the investigation.

In October 2022 authorities charged 23-year-old Kahiree Peterson of Trenton with murder, attempted murder, and weapons offenses. Ballistics linked casings from the West Hanover Street scene to a May 19, 2022 shooting on Tioga Street. A search of Peterson’s residence yielded a .45 caliber Kimber handgun and matching ammunition, and the prosecutor filed a motion to detain him pending trial.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Ali Abdullah is asked to come forward.