TRENTON, N.J. (PBN) Police say at approximately 9:25 p.m. Trenton police were dispatched to the
rear of a residence in the 300 block of Ellis Avenue for a Shot Spotter activation for
multiple rounds. Prior to Trenton patrol officers responding, Ewing police officers were in
the area of Princeton and Olden avenues on a motor vehicle stop when they heard
gunshots. Ewing police responded to the area of the gunshots and located a black Ford
Fusion parked in the middle of Greeley Alley. As officers approached the vehicle, the
observed an adult male in the driver’s seat shot multiple times. The victim, identified as
Daveigh Brooks, 25, of Ewing, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is
asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406.

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