Mercer Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A 29-year-old Trenton man was charged with murder and other offenses for the shooting death of an 18-year-old, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said.

Stephon Fisher, 18, was shot and killed in Trenton on May 19.

Jozef Field, 29, of Trenton, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Around 5:52 p.m. on May 19, Trenton police received a ShotSpotter activation for multiple rounds and several calls reporting two people shot in the area of 2 Kingsbury Square.

Trenton police and EMS responded to the area and found two 18-year-old males suffering from gunshot wounds, Onofri said.

Both were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Fisher was pronounced dead a short time later.

The second 18-year-old, also a city resident, sustained three gunshot wounds, Onofri said.

Field was arrested following an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task

Force (MCHTF) and the Trenton Police Department.

He was taken into custody at the Kingsbury Apartments in Trenton on Monday, 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 Field pending trial.

The investigation also identified a second individual and charged him with this homicide. However, Steven Key, 30, of Trenton, died on July 14, in Philadelphia, Pa., before to his arrest.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Paulina Way at (609) 722-0170 or Sgt. William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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