Aula Boles, 44, of Trenton, was fatally shot on a Saturday night in August 2021 in Ewing Township. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m. on Stout Avenue after a ShotSpotter activation alerted authorities to gunfire. Officers found Boles unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help reconstructing the events of that night. Friends and acquaintances posted grief and condolences on social media in the immediate aftermath. As of the days following the shooting, no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified; the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened on Stout Avenue that night, please share tips with Mercer County authorities.