Jeff Louis-Charles, 37, was found unresponsive from gunshot wounds inside a Race Street residence in Trenton, New Jersey. Officers were dispatched to the home about 12:53 a.m. on September 17, 2021; despite first responders’ efforts he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on November 19, 1983, Louis-Charles graduated from Trenton Central High School and studied computer engineering. He was the father of a daughter, Tatiana Marie, and remembered by family and community for his vibrant personality and contagious smile. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting; authorities have not publicly identified suspects and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about what happened that night on Race Street, please share tips with the Trenton Police Department or the task force.