34-Year-Old Shot and Killed in Trenton Early Monday Morning

TRENTON, NJ – The Trenton police department has announced that a man was shot and killed early Monday morning in the area of Garfield Avenue.

According to police, at approximately 5 a.m., officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds in the 300 block of Garfield Avenue.

“Upon arrival, officers located the victim on the sidewalk suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later,” the Mercer County prosecutor’s office said in a statement today.

The victim has been identified as Chron Jenks, 34, of Ewing.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

Charlie Dwyer
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