Trenton Teen Charged in Fatal Burlington City Shooting

A 16-year-old from Trenton has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jerome Chandler in Burlington City, New Jersey. Prosecutors allege the teen shot Chandler outside a Federal Street home shortly before 7 p.m.; two other teenagers were wounded and remained hospitalized but were expected to survive. The suspect was arrested in Hopewell Township and is being held at the Middlesex County Detention Center; his name has not been released because he is a minor. The motive remains under investigation, additional charges may follow, and members of Chandler’s community held a vigil in his memory. The charges are allegations, and the case is pending.