An argument between two older men in Trenton, New Jersey, escalated to a fatal shooting that left one man dead. Willie West, a 69-year-old man, was shot and killed on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The incident was reported to have stemmed from a dispute, after which one of the men involved left the scene only to return with a firearm.
The shooting of Willie West was one of several violent incidents that occurred in Trenton over a short period, contributing to a violent end to the month of May
in the city. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force investigated the shooting as a homicide.
Further details regarding the circumstances of the argument, the identity of the shooter, and whether any arrests were made have not been made publicly available in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Information regarding Willie West's ethnicity was not available in online sources.
