In the late hours of a Saturday night in Trenton, New Jersey, the life of 37-year-old Balil Scott Lewis was tragically cut short. On September 16, 2023, just before midnight, the sound of gunfire pierced the air in the vicinity of Brunswick Avenue and Middle Rose Street. Trenton police, alerted by multiple ShotSpotter activations, rushed to the scene. There, on a sidewalk in the center of Middle Rose Street, they found Lewis suffering from numerous gunshot wounds. He was a Black male.
Emergency services transported Lewis to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in an effort to save his life. Despite their efforts, he succumbed to his injuries a few hours later, pronounced dead on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Lewis, a Trenton resident, was remembered by those who knew him as having a 'heart of gold'.
He was a father and a diligent employee at Shred-It in Trenton, with aspirations of obtaining his commercial driver's license.
In the wake of the fatal shooting, the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department launched an investigation into the incident. As of the initial reports, no arrests had been made in connection with the shooting, and authorities had not publicly identified any suspects. The investigation remains ongoing, and law enforcement has appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest.
