TRENTON, N.J. (PBN) Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri announced Tuesday morning that an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Trenton man for the shooting death of Shawn Moore. Chelsey White, 38, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree certain persons not to possess a weapon. He was arrested Sunday evening in Branchburg, NJ, by members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain him pending trial. Shortly before 8 p.m. on February 28, 2024, Trenton police responded to a report of a shooting in progress at 428 Ardmore Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male on the porch suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim, later identified as Shawn Moore, 45, of Trenton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. Mercer County Homicide Task Force asks anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Tim Bruey at (609) 433-6540.
