Trenton teen lay dead amid Hamilton birthday party chaos, officials said

HAMILTON — Chaos reigned when township police arrived at an alleged underage drinking party on Deutz Avenue where several teens had been shot late Friday night.

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So many teens who had escaped the shooting were standing around outside, the neighbor compared it to the exits of a stadium after a ballgame lets out. The street was clogged with police cars, ambulances, and most of the 100 teens authorities say attended the party, which was being held for a girl’s 15th birthday. The girl’s mother and stepfather, who authorities said were upstairs while the party was raging, and her 23-year-old brother who allegedly collected $3 and $2 cover charges at the door, all were questioned.

Amid the commotion, the body of 17-year-old Shakir Williams lay inside the bedroom of the house where the party had been held, and was not immediately discovered. Paramedics would not pronounce him dead until more than one hour after the first 911 call for the shooting was received.
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Hamilton Police could not be reached for comment yesterday, as they investigated the shooting that left Williams dead and four other teens wounded. The most seriously injured, a 17-year-old boy shot in the torso, arms, leg, and groin remained in critical but stable condition at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton late yesterday.

Two others, young men aged 17 and 18, were shot in the legs and treated at the Regional Medical Center. The fourth victim, a young man struck in the calf, was treated at St. Francis Medical Center and released yesterday morning.

Prosecutors are mulling charges against the mother and stepfather, along with the 23-year-old brother. He was allegedly collecting $3 cover charges from boys and $2 from the girls as they filed into the party.

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