On a Saturday night in August of 2021, a 44-year-old man from Trenton, Aula Boles, was fatally shot in the neighboring Ewing Township. The incident occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m. on Stout Avenue, where authorities were alerted to the sound of gunfire by a ShotSpotter activation. Upon their arrival, police officers discovered Boles unresponsive, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
Despite the efforts of emergency responders, Aula Boles was pronounced deceased at the scene of the
shooting. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the homicide, seeking information from the public to help piece together the events of that night. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, those who knew Boles took to social media to express their grief and mourn his sudden death.
As of the days following the incident, authorities had not made any arrests in connection with the shooting, and no suspects had been publicly identified. The investigation into the death of Aula Boles was reported as ongoing by the Mercer County authorities as they continued to seek answers in the violent end to his life.
