Overnight shooting leaves 1 dead in Trenton

A person is dead after being shot in Trenton, New Jersey.

The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday on the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue.

According to police, the victim was shot once in the head. He was later identified as 30-year-old Daquan Basnight. 

There were at least 12 shots fired and Basnight was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police are now trying to figure out a motive. 

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