Keith Day | Homicide Watch Trentonhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/keith-day/Latest news about Keith Dayen-usWed, 18 Nov 2015 14:09:21 -0500Officers involved in 2013 non-fatal shooting cleared of any wrongdoinghttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2015/11/18/officers-involved-in-2013-non-fatal-shooting-cleared-of-any-wrongdoing/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2015/11/KeithDay.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2015/11/KeithDay.jpg" alt="Keith Day" width="313" height="395" class="size-full wp-image-3723" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Keith Day</p> <p>Two Trenton Police officers involved in a <a href="http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20130716/NEWS01/130719772">2013 non-fatal shooting</a> have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the county prosecutor’s office, and the case will not be presented to a grand jury. </p> <p>The shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. on July 14, 2013. According to a report released by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, police were dispatched to Hudson Street to investigate shots reportedly fired in the area. When the two officers arrived, the report states, they say a man, later identified as Keith Day, standing outside of a red Toyota Corolla, which was parked at a 45-degree angle at the intersection of Hudson and Tyler streets. </p> <p>The report says the officers heard a gunshot and saw the muzzle flash of a weapon that was fired near a group of people who were standing in front of a nearby house. The officers then jumped out of their patrol car, and one of them noticed Day had a gun in his hand. The report says one officer ordered Day to drop the gun, but was ignored. That officer told investigators he heard two more gunshots and saw a muzzle flash from Day’s gun, which was pointed at the other officer. <span id="more-3721"></span></p> <p>The second officer, who had ducked behind a tree, reported seeing Day hop into the Corolla and then raise both hands as if he was firing a gun. That officer also said Day was pointing a dark-colored handgun in the direction of the first officer. </p> <p>When asked via email whether Day had two guns during the shooting, a spokesperson from the county prosecutor’s office replied, “I don’t have that answer.”</p> <p>Both officers reported that Day drove the Corolla in their direction, and one further stated that Day continued to point the gun in his direction as he drove toward him. The second officer said he fired two shots into the driver’s side of the Corolla. The first officer reportedly fired three shots. </p> <p>Day continued driving after being shot by police, and he later walked into Lourdes Hospital in Willingboro seeking treatment for gunshots wounds. </p> <p>The report says formal statements were taken from Day, his girlfriend and both TPD officers. The prosecutor’s office concluded that both officers acted to protect themselves and each other, and used an acceptable level of force. The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General agreed with the findings. The names of the officers involved in the shooting have not been released. </p> <p>Day, of Franklinville, was murdered in May 2014. He was found lying on an East Hanover Street sidewalk suffering from multiple gunshots wounds; he later died at the hospital. To date, no suspects have been arrested in connection with Day’s death. </p> Penny RayWed, 18 Nov 2015 14:09:21 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2015/11/18/officers-involved-in-2013-non-fatal-shooting-cleared-of-any-wrongdoing/Keith DayMurder victim had history with copshttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/05/16/murder-victim-had-history-with-cops/<p>A day after a Franklinville man was found lying dead on a city street from multiple gunshot wounds, his criminal history revealed he was no stranger to the law.</p> <p>Police were summoned to East Hanover Street on reports of gunfire just before midnight on Wednesday and saw 26-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/keith-day/" >Keith Day</a> on the ground bleeding excessively. He was later pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, according to the prosecutor’s office.</p> <p>A criminal complaint by the Trenton Municipal Court shows Day was arrested May 12 on the 300 block of Rutherford Ave, less than a 100 feet away from Gregory Elementary School, for possession and for a distributable amount of marijuana and for possession of crack-cocaine.</p> <p>A third degree crime, Day was released a day later on a $2,500 bail, according to the complaint.<br /> <span id="more-1673"></span></p> <p>“I don’t know his exact criminal history,” said Trenton Police Lt. Mark Kieffer. “Nor am I able to release that information at this time.”</p> <p>A deeper look into Day’s priors paints a picture of a man who was a danger to society. In July of 2013, he allegedly fired shots near a crowd of people on Hudson Street. Authorities asked the then 25-year-old to drop his weapon and when he instead turned the gun on police, cops were forced to shoot at the suspect, wounding Day, who managed to flee the scene. He later turned up at Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro with gunshot wounds before being transferred to another facility under police guard.</p> <p>On Feb. 19, Day was indicted on six counts including two-counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, weapons offenses and resisting arrest, according to the Mercer County prosecutor’s office. It’s unclear on what sort of jail time he would have been facing.</p> <p>Police would not confirm or deny if there are “people of interest” related to the city’s most recent homicide.</p> <p>The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is taking the lead on the investigation and anyone with information is asked to call Det. Eric Hastings at (609) 989-6400. Anyone with information is asked to call (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 regarding the killing or any of the other crimes can send a message labeled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.</p> Sherrina NavaniFri, 16 May 2014 21:13:45 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/05/16/murder-victim-had-history-with-cops/Keith DayAuthorities investigating homicide on East Hanover Streethttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/05/15/authorities-investigating-homicide-on-east-hanover-street/<p><iframe src="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/api/v1/homicides/97.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>Just hours after the New Jersey Attorney General’s office announced there would be a stronger police presence on the city’s streets following the shooting of a 9-year-old on Monday, a city man was shot and killed on East Hanover Street according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s office. </p> <p>Just before midnight on Wednesday, police were called to the 200 block of East Hanover Street on a report of shots fired, the prosecutor’s office said. </p> <p>When police arrived, they found a man on the sidewalk bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds.</p> <p>The man, identified as <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/keith-day/" >Keith Day</a>, 26, of Trenton, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said.<br /> <span id="more-1665"></span></p> <p>Day has a checkered history with Trenton Authorities, In July of 2013, he was part of a police-involved shooting. During the incident , in which Day had allegedly fired shots near a crowd of people on Hudson Street police were forced to shoot the then 25-year-old. At the time, police ordered Day to drop his gun, at which point he then allegedly raised his gun at officers. Police opened fire and wounded Day who managed to flee the scene. He later turned up at Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro with gunshot wounds. He was transferred to another facility under police guard, where he was facing charges at the time. </p> <p>On February 19, Day was indicted in a six count indictment. Most notably he was indicted on two-counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, weapons offenses and resisting arrest, according to the Mercer County prosecutor’s office. It’s unclear on what sort of jail time he would have been facing. </p> <p>The death comes after more violence that includes the funeral shooting at Galilee Baptist Church on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, the shooting of a 9-year-old girl on Bellevue Avenue and a host of other shootings. </p> <p>On Wednesday, the state’s acting attorney general John Hoffman said, “[w]e are doubling down on our law enforcement deployments under the TIDE/TAG anti-violence crime initiative. If the gangsters and drug dealers of Trenton think nothing of cutting down a child with their indiscriminate gunfire, they’d better think twice about the full force of the law bearing down on them. We’re standing strong with the people of Trenton this summer.” </p> <p>Currently no suspects have been identified in the late night homicide near a popular city art gallery and community garden built and maintained by the SAGE Coalition, a group who seeks to beautify the city through various works. The Gandhi Garden represents a bright spot in the city where community activists and artists alike came together to turn a barren lot into a thriving oasis.</p> <p>The homicide is under investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and anyone with information is asked to call Det. Eric Hastings at (609) 989-6400. Anyone with information is asked to call (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 regarding the killing or any of the other crimes can send a message labeled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.</p> Scott KettererThu, 15 May 2014 10:38:36 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2014/05/15/authorities-investigating-homicide-on-east-hanover-street/Keith Day