On the afternoon of October 6, 2017, 58-year-old Wilma Rutledge was killed in a daylight shooting at the intersection of Carver Lane and North Willow Street in Trenton, New Jersey. Rutledge, a Black woman who had lived in Trenton for 52 years after moving from Daytona Beach, Florida, was described as an innocent bystander and was struck during a burst of gunfire that also wounded a 14-year-old girl. Rutledge was taken to a local hospital and later died; the teenager suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

A large investigation followed and led to multiple arrests. Three adults — Zion Williams, 18; Rahein McInnis, 32; and Togbah Kpehe, 24 — and two 16-year-old males were taken into custody. The U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force assisted in apprehending Williams. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office filed a 14-count indictment charging Williams, McInnis, and Kpehe with murder, attempted murder, and weapons offenses.

Did anyone in the neighborhood know Wilma or see the shooting that afternoon and have information to share?