Woman cared for 90-year-old neighbor charged with killing her, family says
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Clent Morris stopped driving several years ago, sometime in his early to mid 80s, and when he needed a ride, Cheryl Jones was there for him.
The two were neighbors on Sheridan Avenue in Trenton, not a block from city police headquarters, and Jones looked after Morris, who lived alone, taking him on errands or to medical appointments.
“She was the one who took him everywhere. My mother did it when he had one else to,” her son Carl Jones said.
“My mother was the only one who helped him,” added his sister, Latasha Jones.
90-Year-Old New Jersey Man Fatally Shot Neighbor Following A History Of Dispute: Police
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The suspect reportedly had a history of dispute with the victim
Charges against the suspect are pending the completion of the investigation
Authorities in New Jersey arrested an elderly man Saturday after he allegedly fatally shot his neighbor.
Authorities from the Trenton Police Department were called to a home on Sheridan Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. regarding gunshots fired in the area, ABC 6 reported.
On arrival, deputies found a 65-year-old female victim outside the home suffering from a gunshot wound. Police found the suspect, Clent Morris, 90, inside the home with an eye wound, the outlet reported. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
90-year-old killed neighbor on street across from police department, cops say
Updated 9:42 PM;
A Trenton man who police say shot his neighbor to death was arrested moments after the crime, which occured on a side street across from police headquarters.
Trenton police detectives Jeffrey Vetter, Michael Gettler, and Gregory Woods were close enough to hear the shots at about 6:20 p.m. Saturday and responded immediately, Police Director Sheilah A. Coley said in a statement.
They arrived on Sheridan Avenue and found a woman suffering gunshot wounds, and learned the suspect was inside a nearby home. The officers arrested Clent Morris, 90, moments later and found the handgun he allegedly used, the statement said.