Authorities Seek Public Help Identifying Man Killed In Mercer Co.

MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Authorities in Mercer County are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who was found dead in a parking lot in September.

Around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, Trenton police responded to the 500 block of Chestnut Avenue on the Swan Street side of an abandoned parking lot where they found an unresponsive Hispanic man with several large lacerations to his head and face.

He was found next to an abandoned delivery truck that was parked in the lot and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Following an autopsy conducted by the Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, the death was determined to be a homicide, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. Authorities have not been able to identify the man yet.

The New Jersey State Police Forensic Photography and Composite Artist Unit created a composite sketch of the man.

Anyone with information about this case or the identity of man is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Andrew DiStefano at (609) 346-1402 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997.

Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org. Anonymous tips are welcome.

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