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Robert Powell

Case from Trenton, NJ dated May 10, 2017

Victim Details

Robert Powell Jr

Male

Black / African American

Trenton

NJ

2017-05-10

56

Robert

Powell

06/24/2026

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In what can only be described as a tragic case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, 56-year-old Robert Powell Jr., a Black male, was killed on the morning of May 10, 2017, in Trenton, New Jersey. Powell, a beloved family man with six children and a grandchild on the way, was simply walking home from a local store when he found himself caught in the middle of a violent shootout. He was a man who loved to read and had been married to his wife, Antoinette, for thirty years.

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  • NJ.com: Trenton man surrenders after 35-hour standoff
  • NJ.com: 3 officers wounded when suspect opened fire in Trenton, officials say
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