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Witness Leads Trenton Police to Arrest Suspect in Fatal East State Street Shooting
A quick-thinking witness helped Trenton police apprehend a Camden man at the River Line station before he could board a train, leading to charges in the death of a 41-year-old Allentown resident.
TRENTON, N.J. â A witness to a fatal shooting on East State Street helped police apprehend a suspect who was about to board a train Tuesday night, authorities said.
Leon DeShields III, 43, of Camden, was taken into custody at the River Line station after the witness reported seeing him leave the scene of the shooting on the 300 block of East State Street, according to police. Officers found a .380-caliber handgun in DeShields' possession and subsequently charged him in connection with the death of Anthony Harden, 41, of Allentown, N.J.
The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Harden was struck in the lower chest area and died Wednesday morning, police said.
The arrest came together quickly: the witness not only saw DeShields leave the scene but was able to tell officers that he had entered the River Line station. Police reached him before he boarded a train.
The case remains under investigation. No further details about the circumstances of the shooting or a possible motive were immediately released.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Trenton police.