Brian Ficzko | Homicide Watch Trentonhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/brian-ficzko/Latest news about Brian Ficzkoen-usTue, 20 Feb 2018 14:12:18 -050014-year-old Trenton teen arrested for murderhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/02/20/14-year-old-trenton-teen-arrested-for-murder/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-300x300.jpg" alt="Brian Ficzko" width="300" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-6213" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-300x300.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-150x150.jpg 150w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-768x768.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-500x500.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-800x800.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327.jpg 1161w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brian Ficzko</p> <p>A 14-year-old city male was arrested last week in connection with the <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2017/12/21/trenton-gunshot-victim-crashes-car-dies-in-citys-23rd-homicide-of-2017/">murder of Brian Ficzko</a>.</p> <p>The teen, who’s name was not released because he is a juvenile, is charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and related weapons offenses.</p> <p>Law enforcement sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case believe Ficzko was in the capital city to purchase drugs. Sources say he was shot during the course of a drug buy when the other party in the transaction decided to rob him. <span id="more-6375"></span></p> <p>Police found Ficzko behind the wheel of his car after it crashed into a utility pole and another vehicle outside the Fast Trac Mini Mart along the 300 block of Mulberry Street around 6 p.m. on December 21.</p> <p>After being rushed to the hospital, medical professionals learned Ficzko suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead a short time later.</p> <p>Ficzko, 40, from Flemington, worked as an HVAC technician and graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School, according to his Facebook page. Public records show he has served time in jail for violating probation.</p> <p>He <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2017/12/22/slain-trenton-car-crash-gunshot-victim-idd-as-hunterdon-county-man/">previously pleaded guilty in Hunterdon County Superior Court</a> to burglary and defrauding the administration of a drug test.</p> <p>The city teen arrested for Ficzko’s murder is being held at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center.</p> Penny RayTue, 20 Feb 2018 14:12:18 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/02/20/14-year-old-trenton-teen-arrested-for-murder/Brian FiczkoSlain Trenton car crash gunshot victim ID’d as Hunterdon County manhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2017/12/22/slain-trenton-car-crash-gunshot-victim-idd-as-hunterdon-county-man/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-6213" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-500x500.jpg" alt="Brian Ficzko" width="500" height="500" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-500x500.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-150x150.jpg 150w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-300x300.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-768x768.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-800x800.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327.jpg 1161w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brian Ficzko</p> <p>The gunshot victim who died Thursday night after crashing his vehicle in the North Ward has been identified as a suburban man who hailed from Hunterdon County.</p> <p>Brian Ficzko, 40, of Flemington, crashed his car into a utility pole and another vehicle about 6 p.m. Thursday outside the Fast Trac Mini Mart along the 300 block of Mulberry Street, according to law-enforcement officials. <span id="more-6215"></span></p> <p>Ficzko was unresponsive when police arrived on scene. The officers did not initially suspect any foul play, and medics rushed Ficzko to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in hopes of reviving him. But once at the hospital, medical professionals determined Ficzko suffered much more than motor vehicle accident injuries: He suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, authorities said on Friday.</p> <p>Ficzko was pronounced dead at the hospital about 6:35 p.m. Thursday, and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force since then has been actively investigating what turned out to be the latest slaying to rock the capital city.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-6208" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1-500x302.jpg" alt="Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)" width="500" height="302" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1-500x302.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1-300x181.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1.jpg 635w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed his vehicle on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)</p> <p>The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday did not have any more details to release in the incident. Authorities did not identify the make and model of the vehicle Ficzko was driving and did not provide any insight on why the Hunterdon County man was driving through the streets of Trenton.</p> <p>Ficzko worked as an HVAC technician and graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School, according to his Facebook page. Public records show he has served time in jail for violating probation.</p> <p>The Flemington man previously pleaded guilty in Hunterdon County Superior Court to burglarizing a Califon Borough property and stealing items in January 2008 and defrauding the administration of a drug test in May 2008.</p> <p>On social media, Ficzko displayed his softer side by posting a selfie of him smiling with a kitten perched on his shoulder.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6216" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328-225x300.jpg" alt="Brian Ficzko (Facebook Photo)" width="225" height="300" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328-225x300.jpg 225w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328-500x667.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328-600x800.jpg 600w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5328.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brian Ficzko (Facebook Photo)</p> <p>With less than two weeks left, so far this year, 23 people have been killed in Trenton, which includes two hit-and-run vehicular homicides.</p> <p>In terms of the latest slaying, it was not immediately clear whether Ficzko was shot while driving or if he was shot prior to getting in the vehicle and attempted to drive it while wounded.</p> <p>Police have not announced any arrests or suspect descriptions in the Thursday night slaying. Cops used patrol cars to block off the 300 block of Mulberry Street from vehicular traffic throughout the evening Thursday.</p> <p>Anyone with information about the Ficzko murder is urged to call (609) 989-6406. Or use the Trenton Police Confidential Tip Line at (609) 989-3663.</p> <p><em>Staff writer David Foster contributed to this report.</em></p> Sulaiman Abdur-RahmanFri, 22 Dec 2017 12:37:56 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2017/12/22/slain-trenton-car-crash-gunshot-victim-idd-as-hunterdon-county-man/Brian FiczkoGunshot victim crashes car, dies in Trenton’s 23rd homicide of 2017http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2017/12/21/trenton-gunshot-victim-crashes-car-dies-in-citys-23rd-homicide-of-2017/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-6208" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1-500x302.jpg" alt="Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)" width="500" height="302" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1-500x302.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1-300x181.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-1.jpg 635w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)</p> <p>A gunshot victim crashed his vehicle in the North Ward and died from his injuries Thursday night, marking the city’s latest homicide.</p> <p>Police received a call for a motor vehicle accident on the 300 block of Mulberry Street about 6 p.m. Thursday. When officers arrived on scene, they located a male in the vehicle who had struck a pole and another vehicle, according to Trenton Police Lt. Stephen Varn.</p> <p>The victim was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead about 6:35 p.m. Thursday. Police at the time treated the incident as a conventional motor vehicle accident but then summoned the Mercer County Homicide Task Force upon learning that the male victim behind the wheel of the crashed vehicle had been shot, according to Varn. <span id="more-6199"></span></p> <p>“The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation,” he said about 9:30 p.m. Thursday. “It is currently being investigated as a homicide.”</p> <p>With less than two weeks left, so far this year, 23 people have been killed in Trenton, which includes two hit-and-run vehicular homicides.</p> <p>Varn on Thursday night did not release a name or age for the latest homicide victim. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday identified the victim as Brian Ficzko, 40, of Flemington.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6213" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-300x300.jpg" alt="Brian Ficzko" width="300" height="300" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-300x300.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-150x150.jpg 150w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-768x768.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-500x500.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327-800x800.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/IMG_5327.jpg 1161w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brian Ficzko</p> <p>Ficzko suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. It was not immediately clear whether the victim was shot while driving or if the victim was shot prior to getting in the vehicle and attempted to drive it while wounded.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-2-use.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-6209" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-2-use-500x378.jpg" alt="Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)" width="500" height="378" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-2-use-500x378.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-2-use-300x227.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2017/12/12-21-17-homicide-2-use.jpg 619w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)</p> <p>Police have not announced any arrests or suspect descriptions in the Thursday night slaying. Cops used patrol cars to block off the 300 block of Mulberry Street from vehicular traffic throughout the evening.</p> <p>Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call (609) 989-6406. Or use the Trenton Police Confidential Tip Line at (609) 989-3663.</p> <p><em>This story was updated to identify the murder victim as Brian Ficzko.</em></p> Sulaiman Abdur-RahmanThu, 21 Dec 2017 22:00:01 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2017/12/21/trenton-gunshot-victim-crashes-car-dies-in-citys-23rd-homicide-of-2017/Brian Ficzko