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Grady Blue III has been indicted in the shooting death of Naquan Ellis.

(Courtesy Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.)

TRENTON — A Trenton man accused of opening fire on a crowd that was trying to break up a street fight and killing a bystander has been indicted, authorities said Tuesday.

Grady A. Blue III, 22, faces counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapon offenses.

Blue shot and killed Naquan Ellis, 23, on June 24 during the altercation on Fairway Drive, prosecutors have said. A woman was also wounded in the leg and hand by the gunfire.

Blue shot into a crowd that was trying to break up a fistfight between his girlfriend and another woman, authorities said.

During a hearing last year, Assistant Prosecutor Kathleen Petrucci said Ellis was not involved with the altercation and just happened to be nearby when Blue shot into the crowd. Ellis was shot in the chest, authorities said.

Blue is serving a seven-year state prison term on unrelated weapons charges, according to state correctional records. His bail remains $1 million in the shooting.

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