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Update: Trenton Man Shot, Killed While Driving in Hamilton

Hamilton Township (Atlantic) Trenton

A Trenton man was shot and killed Tuesday night while driving in Hamilton.

Police say the 28-year-old victim was traveling on Cypress Lane near Chambers Court just before 11 p.m. when he was shot.

Officers responded to the scene after multiple calls reporting shots fired and a man heard screaming that he had been shot. Upon arrival, police located Matthew J. Dukes, 28, in his vehicle suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. 

Officials say Dukes was pronounced dead at approximately 12:30 a.m. at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton. 

The case is being investigated by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force. 

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