QuaShawn Kelley was 30 when he was found shot in the rear of a Trenton residence in the early morning hours of December 18, 2021. Responding officers discovered Kelley on the 400 block of Garfield Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, torso, arms, and legs. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later.

Investigators from the Mercer County Homicide Task Force handled the case. In January 2022, 27-year-old Trenton resident Tevin Laster was identified as a suspect. On January 8, 2022, Laster was arrested in Trenton by a coordinated effort including the Mercer County Tactical Response Team, the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, and the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force. He was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, and the prosecutor filed a motion to detain him pending trial.

Anyone with information about Kelley, the events on Garfield Avenue, or Laster’s arrest is asked to come forward.