Timothy Miller Miller was previously arrested by troopers on April 25 after a foot pursuit during which he threw down material believed to be marijuana, a State Police spokesman said. He was charged with drug and weapons offenses.
Timothy Miller, shot by a Trenton police officer during a foot chase Thursday night. He had previously been arrested by the State Police April 25. TRENTON — A man who was shot in the foot by a police officer during a chase last night was out on bail after having been arrested just last week on weapons offenses, police said today.
Timothy Miller, 32, of Ewing bailed out of a car that was being chased by police after a shooting last night, and was running down an alley between Bond Street and East Ingham Avenue when he was confronted by an officer, police said.
The officer fired once, wounding Miller in the foot, police said.
A handgun was subsequently recovered at the scene, Lt. Steve Varn said.
Miller was arrested after he was shot, and Tiffany Wright, 31, of Trenton was taken into custody after the car stopped on Bond Street. She was charged with eluding and written motor vehicle summonses, Varn said.
Miller was charged with receiving stolen property for the allegedly stolen handgun, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and two counts of criminal attempted homicide in connection with the initial shooting on Perry Street, in which two men were wounded.
The shooting happened on the 100 block of Perry Street around 8 p.m. One man was found in front of a home, shot in the arm. The other had gunshot wounds in the mouth, knee and toe, and drove himself to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Lt. Mark Kieffer said.
A police crime suppression unit that was in the area heard the shots and chased the car that Miller, Wright and another man were in after it allegedly fled from the scene.
The people shot were expected to survive, police said. No officers were hurt. The name of the officer who shot Miller was not immediately released. The third suspect, who fled from the car after it stopped on Bond Street, remains at large.
Miller was previously arrested by troopers on April 25 after a foot pursuit during which he threw down material believed to be marijuana, a State Police spokesman said. He was charged with drug and weapons offenses and his bail was set at $150,000.
Miller posted bail and was released April 27, according to court records.
The police officer's shooting of Miller is being investigated by Trenton homicide and internal affairs detectives and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. In any shooting by a law enforcement officer, investigators check the facts of the incident against the state Attorney General's guidelines on use of force to determine if the shooting was justified.
Policemen’s Benevolent Association local president George Dzurkoc declined comment today, citing the ongoing investigation.
The last time a Trenton police officer shot a suspect was June 2011, when Detective Travis Maxwell shot and wounded Aaron Veh “Gunz” Carter. That shooting, also on Bond Street, happened during a foot pursuit after Carter allegedly pointed his weapon at Maxwell as the two stood in an alley by the side of a building.
Maxwell fired several times, striking Carter, while Carter did not get a shot off, police said at the time. Two loaded guns were seized from Carter's person, police said.
In the most recent police-involved shooting before then, an unarmed man was shot and killed by police. On April 25, 2011, Corey Brown, 31, was shot on Frazier Street during a confrontation following a domestic dispute. He had allegedly refused to show his hands and approached officers as if he were carrying a weapon.
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