In the afternoon of April 26, 2023, a quiet street in Ewing, New Jersey, became the scene of a fatal shooting. Dehaven Rogers, a 34-year-old Black male from Trenton, was found lying in the front yard of a residence at 75 Sussex Street with multiple gunshot wounds. The initial 911 call reporting the shooting came in at approximately 2:17 p.m., prompting a swift response from Ewing Police.
Upon their arrival, officers discovered Rogers and quickly learned that a suspect was inside the
house. The man, later identified as 35-year-old Amir Williams, was visible through a front window of the home. Police immediately established a perimeter around the property, drawing their weapons and ordering Williams to surrender. A tense, though brief, standoff ensued as Williams initially refused to comply with the officers' commands.
While emergency medical services attended to Rogers, transporting him to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, the situation with Williams continued to unfold. After some time, he emerged from the front door of the residence and surrendered to the waiting officers. He was taken into custody without further incident. Tragically, despite the efforts of medical personnel, Dehaven Rogers was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Following an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, Amir Williams was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was subsequently detained at the Mercer County Corrections Center, with the prosecutor's office filing a motion to keep him in custody pending his trial.
