Juan Carlos Castillo | Homicide Watch Trentonhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/juan-carlos-castillo/Latest news about Juan Carlos Castilloen-usThu, 26 Jun 2014 17:29:32 -0400Police identify Wednesday murder victim; arrest suspect in connection with Naquan Ellis slayinghttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/06/26/police-identify-wednesday-murder-victim-arrests-suspect-in-connection-with-naquan-ellis-slaying/<p>Police have identified a man who was found Wednesday shot and killed in an alley, and they also arrested a city man in connection with the murder of 23-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/naquan-ellis/">Naquan Ellis</a>.<br /> <span id="more-1808"></span><br /> Around 7 a.m. Wednesday, police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in an alley in the 400 block of Cuyler Avenue. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and he was identified Thursday as 23-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/juan-carlos-castillo/">Juan Carlos Castillo</a>, of Honduras.</p> <p>Eight hours prior to finding Castillo’s body, police found Naquan Ellis lying in the parking lot of the North 25 Housing complex suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. They also found a female at that scene who sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the leg and hand. Both victims were then taken Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where Ellis was later pronounced dead. </p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2014/06/Grady-Blue.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2014/06/Grady-Blue-240x300.jpg" alt="Grady A. Blue III" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-1807" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Grady A. Blue III</p> <p>Then, late Wednesday evening, police arrested <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/suspects/grady-blue/">Grady A. Blue III</a>, and charged him with murder and weapons offenses in connection with Ellis’ death. Blue is being held at the Mercer County Correction Center on $1 million cash bail. </p> <p>Police continue to search for suspects involved in Castillo’s murder. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406, or use the Trenton police confidential tip line at (609) 989-3663. Tipsters may also call the Trenton Crime Stoppers tipline at (609) 278-8477. Those wishing to text a tip can send a message labeled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.</p> Penny RayThu, 26 Jun 2014 17:29:32 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/06/26/police-identify-wednesday-murder-victim-arrests-suspect-in-connection-with-naquan-ellis-slaying/Juan Carlos CastilloNaquan EllisGrady A. Blue IIITwo people shot and killed within an 8-hour spanhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/06/25/two-people-shot-and-killed-within-an-8-hour-span/<p><iframe src="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org//api/v1/homicides.html?since=2014-06-23&#038;until=2014-06-26" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="400"></iframe></p> <p>Police are investigating two homicides that occurred within an eight-hour span.</p> <p>According to law enforcement, around 11 p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to the North 25 Housing Complex off of Calhoun Street to investigate a shooting in progress. Upon arrival, officers found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. A female was struck in the leg and hand during that shooting, and a man was found in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. </p> <p>Both victims were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, and police say the female is in stable condition. The male victim died at the hospital, though, and he has been identified as 23-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/naquan-ellis/" >Naquan Ellis</a>.<br /> <span id="more-1787"></span></p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2014/06/P1050905.jpg" ><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2014/06/P1050905-300x225.jpg" alt="Firefighters clean the scene of a murder that occurred in an alley in the 400 block of Cuyler Avenue - July, 25, 2014. (Trentonian photo/Penny Ray)." width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-1802" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Firefighters clean the scene of a murder that occurred in an alley in the 400 block of Cuyler Avenue - July, 25, 2014. (Trentonian photo/Penny Ray).</p> <p>Police found a second homicide victim around 7 a.m. Wednesday in an alley in the 400 block of Cuyler Avenue. That victim’s identity is being withheld pending family notification. </p> <p>These killings brings this year’s murder toll to 19. And the months of April and June have been the deadliest thus far, with five victims killed in each of those months. </p> <p>Anyone with information about either murder is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406, or use the Trenton police confidential tip line at (609) 989-3663. Tipsters may also call the Trenton Crime Stoppers tipline at (609) 278-8477. Those wishing to text a tip can send a message labeled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.</p> Penny RayWed, 25 Jun 2014 09:13:50 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/06/25/two-people-shot-and-killed-within-an-8-hour-span/Juan Carlos CastilloNaquan Ellis