A Falls Township man has been arrested by authorities in relation to a deadly shooting in Trenton on Independence Day.
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Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said in a statement that Rashawn Ford, 37, of Falls Township’s Morrisville section, faces charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, and multiple weapons offenses, following an investigation between the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Trenton Police Department.
The arrest occurred Wednesday morning at a hotel on Lincoln Highway in Bensalem Township.
Local police, alongside the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Marshals Service’s Philadelphia office, executed the arrest without incident.
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The July 4th shooting claimed the life of 32-year-old Amir Williams, of Trenton.
City police said they were called around 11:30 p.m. on the holiday to the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue for a shooting.
Responding officers found Williams with gunshot wounds to the torso.
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Williams later succumbed to his injuries at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
A second victim, an adult female, walked into the emergency room at the Trenton hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the hip.
The prosecutor’s office is set to request Ford’s detention pending trial.
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The investigation remained active as of Wenesday, and authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Mercer County Homicide Task Force Detective Elijah Phillips can be reached at 609-414-2006 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at 609-256-0997. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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