A Trenton, New Jersey man turned himself into authorities for the alleged murder of his girlfriend and leaving her lifeless body to be discovered by Lower Makefield Township Police on East Ferry Road and the Delaware Canal Sunday evening.
Lamont Truitt 36 of Trenton is charged with first degree murder,first degree attempted murder, first degree carjacking, and array of weapons related charges, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s office announced Monday afternoon. .
According to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s office on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at approximately 5:51 a.m., the Trenton Police Department received a ShotSpotter notification for multiple rounds in the area of Oakland Street in the city.Trenton Communications also began receiving calls for a female shot in the leg. Responding Trenton Police officers were led to the 200 block of Coolidge Avenue where they found a 25-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. She was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. During this time, another call was received by police reporting a female had been shot multiple times by a man who fled in a silver, four-door vehicle. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force (MCHTF) was notified and responded. With a second shooting victim unable to be located, lead Detective Luis Vega, the MCHTF and the Trento Police utilized various investigative methods and law enforcement intelligence to piece together what had occurred.
Detectives discovered the victim, 32-year-old Alyssia Murphy of Trenton, was in silver Toyota Camry parked on Coolidge Avenue with a friend when Murphy’s boyfriend, identified as Truitt, approached the vehicle and began arguing with Murphy. He then pulled a handgun and fired multiple times. The 25-year-old woman was able to exit the vehicle. Truitt then entered the Camry and fled the area.
Subsequently, about two hours later, Lower Makefield Township Police located the deceased victim inside of a silver Toyota Camry in Pennsylvania in the area of East Ferry Road and the Delaware Canal, according to Mercer County authorities.
Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey thanked the Lower Makefield Township Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office for their instrumental assistance in the investigation.
The investigation is ongoing New Jersey authorities said and Truitt will remain in custody pending trial, Mercer County authorities said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Luis Vega at (609) 989-6406. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online at this link
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