Terrence James McKinney, 46, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot on West State Street in Trenton on January 16, 2018. The city’s Shot Spotter system detected gunfire around 1:16 a.m., and officers were called to the scene next to the Mercer Street Friends preschool. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department opened an investigation, but no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been reported.

A lifelong resident of the Prospect Village neighborhood and a graduate of Trenton Central High School, McKinney worked as an engineer at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a large extended family; friends recalled his fun-loving nature and infectious laugh. Few details about a motive or suspects have been released.

If anyone has information about McKinney’s shooting, please come forward to assist investigators.