A 24-year-old man was walking on the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when he heard six to seven shots
TRENTON - A Trenton man who was shot in the city's West Ward Sunday night is the sixth shooting victim in three days, capping a violent weekend that claimed the lives of two others.
File photo of a Trenton Police vehicle (Michael Mancuso | The Times of Trenton) A 24-year-old man was walking on the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when he heard six to seven shots ring out before he realized he was hit by gunfire, Lt. James Slack said.
The man was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he was treated for gunshot wounds to his back and right thigh. He was listed in stable condition, Slack said.
A semi-automatic handgun and four 9mm shell casings were found at the scene, Slack said.
The shooting response team is investigating, Slack said.
It was not immediately known if Sunday's shooting was related to any of the four other shootings over the weekend that killed two people.
Mayor Eric E. Jackson sought to assuage Trenton residents' fears in a Facebook post Monday afternoon, saying he was "deeply concerned'' about the recent spate of shootings.
"Let me be clear, Trenton is a safe community,'' Jackson said. "Even so, it is tainted as many urban areas are with the threat of gun violence, and therefore part of the national conversation that has garnered attention in recent weeks."
Jackson reminded residents of the Trenton Police Department's anonymous online tip site, My Block, and asked anyone with information to contact authorities.
"Together, we will keep our citizens and city safe and continue to work toward a brighter economic future,'' he said.
Second Trenton shooting victim dies from his injuries, police director reacts
Following the death of Ewing resident Shawntay Ross on Sunday,Police Director Ernest Parrey Jr. said the department put with additional resources on the streets to stem the violence.
"We want the community 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."
Ross, 39, died early Sunday from injuries he suffered in a shooting Saturday at Walnut Avenue and Chambers Street.
Earlier, Jovan Marino 24, was shot in the 100 block of Rosemont Avenue at about 11:15 p.m. Friday. He died Saturday.
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 the shootings can Trenton police detectives at at 609-989-4155.
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