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Trenton Man Charged in Girlfriend’s Killing After Body Found in Bucks County

Prosecutors moved to detain him pending trial.

Overview

  • Police say the shooting unfolded just before 6 a.m. Sunday on Coolidge Avenue in Trenton after Lamont Truitt approached a parked Toyota Camry with Alyssia Murphy inside.
  • Investigators report he fired multiple shots, killing Murphy, 32, and wounding a 25-year-old companion who was treated for a leg injury at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
  • Trenton’s gunfire-detection system registered shots at 5:51 a.m., and about two hours later Lower Makefield police found the Camry near the Delaware Canal with Murphy’s body inside.
  • Authorities say Truitt took the Camry after the shooting and later surrendered to Trenton police on Sunday.
  • He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, carjacking and weapons offenses as Mercer County prosecutors seek to keep him jailed pending trial.