David Shroitman Ruled Unfit As Maryrose Fealey's Mom Battles Cancer And Clock She Can't Control
The man accused of following a 27-year-old New Jersey woman home from the gym and killing her in her vehicle has been found unfit to stand trial, a judge ruled.
It's a decision that has devastated her mother, Janet Pizzelli, 60, who is now battling Stage 3 breast cancer as she waits for justice.
David Shroitman, 28, was indicted in April 2024 on charges including first-degree murder, hindering apprehension, and weapons offenses, after he allegedly followed Fealey home from the gym and stabbed her 37 times in her car on Jan. 30, 2024, prosecutors previously said.
On April 10, 2025, Shr…
Trenton Resident Charged With Shooting Man In Both Legs: Police
A 54-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, May 6, following a shooting that occurred in the city last month, authorities said.
At 1:56 p.m. on Monday, April 28, officers responded to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Middle Rose Street and found a man shot in both legs with fractures to his femur and kneecap, Trenton police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.
Following an investigation, Timothy Lewis was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a gun, aggravated assault by pointing a firearm, unlawful posse…
Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said.
Residents in Philadelphia, Trenton, Allentown, Reading, and across North and Central Jersey are impacted, the NWS said.
“Isolated thunderstorms have developed over portions of the region,” the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday afternoon update. “The primary threat will be for hail and damaging winds across eastern PA and northern/central NJ.”
Threats include:
Scattered hail up to ping-pong ball size
Wind gusts …
Man Convicted In Fatal Ambush Shooting At Trenton Party: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Trenton resident was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of fatally shooting a man at a party in 2021, authorities said.
Matthew Tanner was convicted of murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said.
On Saturday, July 31, 2021, the Trenton community was at the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue to celebrate "Sha-Day," a party honoring a resident killed in 2013, Marbrey said. Trenton police responded to the scene at 12:24 a.m. the next day and found Daquan Basnight lying motionless in the street, suffering from multip…
Victim ID'd In Fatal Trenton Double Shooting: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Trenton resident has been identified as the man killed in a fatal double shooting on Saturday, April 19, authorities said.
At 4:14 a.m., officers were in the area of East State Street and heard multiple gunshots, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Officers rushed to the 200 block of East State Street and discovered Marquis Skillman, 38, and a woman, 39, with gunshot wounds, Marbrey said. Skillman was pronounced dead soon after while the woman had non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the leg, Marbrey said.
No arrests have been made and the investigation…
Man Killed, Woman Injured In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor (Photos)
A man was killed and a woman was injured in an early morning shooting Saturday, April 19 in Trenton, authorities said.
The gunfire erupted around 4:14 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025, near the 200 block of East State Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Trenton police were already nearby when they heard multiple gunshots. At the same time, a ShotSpotter activation alerted officers to the location, DeBlasio said.
When police arrived, they found two adults—a man and a woman—suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were rushed to Cap…
Jersey City Man Punched, Spat On NJ Transit Crew Member
A 44-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with punching and spitting on a NJ Transit crew member on Wednesday, April 16, authorities said.
At noon on a train from Trenton to New York Penn Station, Tyquan Gibbs, refused to provide his ticket upon request by a female crew member while the train was stopped at Newark Airport, NJ Transit officials said. After refusing to provide the ticket, Gibbs spit on the woman, punched her, knocking her to the ground where he continued to punch her, authorities said.
Other passengers came to the woman's aid, restraining Gibbs until police arriv…
Trenton Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Trenton man was charged on Thursday, April 17, with murdering his ex-girlfriend and her daughter last weekend, authorities said.
Bahin Lynch faces two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Malika Whiting, 40 and her daughter, Jairah Biggs, 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said.
At 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 12, Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, authorities said. Both were pronou…
