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29-year-old man fatally shot in Trenton

Police say the victim was found with a gunshot wound on Whittaker Avenue late Sunday night and later died at the hospital.

Derek Callahan

Aug 24, 2026, 1:12 PM

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A 29-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday night in Trenton, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

Trenton police responded around 11:38 p.m. to the 600 block of Whittaker Avenue for a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Officers found the man unresponsive and provided CPR before he was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said.

The victim's name has not been released pending notification of his next of kin.

No arrests have been made. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Trenton Police Department are investigating.

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