Tolentino was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center

 

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ - A 23-year-old man was shot multiple inside a parked car in Trenton on Sunday evening, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported Monday.

Around 6:56 p.m. on Sunday, Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter notification reporting multiple shots fired in the area of Lamberton and Federal streets. On arrival, officers found Jhosse Tolentino, 23, in the driver’s seat of his parked gray 2010 Infiniti G37, with multiple gunshot wounds, Onofri said. The vehicle was also struck multiple times, authorities said.

Tolentino was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Onofri said.

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

Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Nick Barber at (609) 989-6406 or Sgt. Sherika Salmon at (609) 960-3119. Information can also be emailed.