Shawntay Ross, 39, of Independence Lane in Ewing, died early Sunday from injuries he suffered in a shooting Saturday in Trenton's Wilbur neighborhood.
TRENTON -- A man severely wounded on Walnut Avenue in Trenton's Wilbur neighborhood Saturday night died at a city hospital Sunday, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said.
File photoShawntay Ross, 39, of Independence Lane in Ewing, died early Sunday from injuries he suffered in a shooting Saturday at Walnut Avenue and Chambers Street, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said.
Ross is the second homicide victim in Trenton this year, and second in as many days. Trenton police responded to four shootings with five victims in less than 24 hours from late Friday to Saturday evening.
Police Director Ernest Parrey Jr. said Sunday that the department has responding with extra resources on the streets to stem the violence and solve the crimes. Parrey said he's in contact with Mayor Eric Jackson as well.
"We want the ccommunity to know that were not going to stand for this," Parrey said. "We're doing everything in our power to bring the individuals to justice."
To residents he said: "We're going to keep them safe."
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Times of Trenton archives show Ross has been shot twice before on the streets of Trenton.
In December 2002, Ross was wounded in the leg in the same area of Trenton - the 100 block of Walnut Avenue - when a gunman fired seven shots at him, police said. At the time, he lived on North Stockton Street in Trenton.
And in August of 2004, Ross survived three bullets wounds to the abdomen and a wound to his leg during a confrontation in front of a bar on Bridge Street in South Trenton. Good Samaritans put Ross into a car and drove him to a city hospital.
Ross also has three prior convictions for firearms possession and drug dealing, records show. In 2008, he was sentenced to five years in prison.
The other shootings Friday and Saturday in the city included a 24-year-old man who was shot on Oakland Street at 8 p.m. Friday and two partygoers who were wounded when masked gunmen burst into an apartment on Prospect Street at 12:45 a.m. Saturday.
Anyone with information about Ross' killing can call the Mercer County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force at 609- 989-6406. Anyone with information about the shootings can Trenton police detectives at at 609-989-4155.
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