On March 25, 2022, nine-year-old SeQuoya Bacon-Jones was playing with her brother and friends in the courtyard of the Kingsbury Square apartments in Trenton, New Jersey, when an escalation of an online feud between two women turned physical at the complex. Authorities say 19-year-old Isiah Roberts became involved in a separate confrontation with another male in the courtyard and allegedly fired numerous shots. A single stray bullet struck SeQuoya in her upper body as people fled; she was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to another, and died just before midnight.

Investigators developed tips that led them to identify Roberts as the suspected shooter. Police say he fled from his vehicle, ran through a wooded area, attempted to swim across the Delaware River and was captured after a coordinated pursuit. Roberts was charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses; a Mercer County grand jury later indicted him on seven counts, including first-degree murder. He is being held at the Mercer County Correction Center awaiting trial.

If anyone in Trenton that evening saw the courtyard disturbance or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.