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A young father died protecting his children in a Friday night carjacking in Trenton, the city’s mayor confirmed Saturday afternoon. On Friday at about 10:20 p.m., city officials received reports of an accident with an overturned vehicle near Garfield and Farragut Avenues, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release. On the scene, first responders found an overturned white Durango with one male victim inside and two kids, police said. The man, identified as Johny Emmanuel Cruz-Rodriguez, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, authorities added. The two children, the…

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