Trenton man arrested, charged with murder of ex-girlfriend and her daughter in New Jersey, prosecutors say
A man was arrested in connection with the weekend deadly shooting of a mother and daughter in a home in Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson announced in a release on Thursday.
Bahin Lynch, 45, of Trenton, was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and other related firearm charges in the death of 40-year-old Malika Whiting and 13-year-old Jairah Biggs, prosecutors said.
The release said Whiting is Lynch's ex-girlfriend and Biggs is her daughter.
Trenton Police responded to a home on the 300 block of West State Street on April 12 after getting a 911 call of two people dead. Officers found Whiting on the stairway leading to the third floor, and Biggs in the bedroom on the third floor, prosecutors said.
Both suffered a gunshot wound, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Lynch is at the Mercer County Correction Center.
The release said the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office will file a motion to detain Lynch pending trial.
In this ongoing investigation, anyone with information is asked to call Mercer County Homicide Task Force Detective Scott Peterson at (609) 649-9218 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.