TRENTON – Another man has been shot and killed in the capital city.
Tyrone Campbell, 45, became Trenton’s 14th homicide victim of 2020 after suffering numerous gunshot wounds to his torso early Saturday, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said via press release.
The gun violence occurred about 12:15 a.m. Saturday on the 400 block of Garfield Avenue. Trenton Police received reports of shots fired and found Campbell lying on the sidewalk, his body riddled with bullets, authorities said.
The city man was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Authorities announced no motive for the slaying and released no suspect descriptions but said the Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating the incident.
Trenton has experienced a troubling level of gun violence ever since Gov. Phil Murphy declared a public health emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mayor Reed Gusciora established a curfew April 6 to control rising violence in the city during the times of the COVID-19 crisis. He recently relaxed the curfew to require city residents to remain indoors from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless the resident has a legitimate purpose to travel.
Drive-thru establishments and food delivery services are permitted to remain open until 10 p.m. under the revised curfew, which has not stopped the bloodshed one iota.
Anyone with information on the shooting that killed Campbell is urged to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
