In the pre-dawn hours of August 23, 2021, 25-year-old Yanquai Marlik Edwards was shot on Fountain Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey. ShotSpotter alerted police at about 3:45 a.m.; officers found Edwards with multiple gunshot wounds and he was taken to a hospital where he died a few hours later. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has ruled the death a homicide and is leading the investigation.

A lifelong Trenton resident and Trenton Central High School graduate, Edwards worked as a stock person at a local Shop-Rite and is survived by a young son and other family members. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced; investigators have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Yanquai, saw activity on Fountain Avenue that morning, or has tips that could help, please share what you know with the authorities.