Anthony Jones, a 43-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times and died after being found lying in the middle of the 200 block of Pearl Street in Trenton, New Jersey, on the evening of January 27, 2015. Police responded to reports of gunfire about 6:40 p.m.; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. This was the city’s first homicide of the year.

Jones had recently moved his family away from Pearl Street to escape escalating violence and open-air drug activity, but returned that Tuesday to check the mail and gather belongings. His family says an earlier physical altercation the previous summer with another man led to threats, and they believe the shooting was connected to that dispute. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force handled the investigation, and no arrests were announced at the scene.

Anyone who knew Anthony, witnessed the shooting, or has information about the prior dispute is encouraged to come forward.