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Mercer County Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty

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A shooting suspect pleads guilty in Mercer County.

Tevin Allen entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning.

Investigators say he shot his father, James Scott, 35, on High Street in August 2011.

Scott later died at Princeton Community Hospital.

Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance.

He will be sentenced July 24 in Princeton.