Shawn Squirm Harrell, a 40-year-old father of eight, was shot to death in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 16, 2017, in South Trenton. He was standing next to his blue Dodge Durango on Power Street near Daymond Street at about 2:30 a.m. when he was struck multiple times. Officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Harrell’s blue Dodge Durango was left at the scene with apparent gunshot damage to the front window and a white baseball cap reported to belong to him lay nearby as detectives processed evidence. Family members described him as a loving family man and said they believed he was an innocent bystander. The shooting was one of two homicides in the same neighborhood in a short period, prompting public concern.

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