Republican councilwoman shot dead – One America News Network

Police tape blocks off the crime scene outside a church. (Photo by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Roy Francis
UPDATED 7:11 AM PT – Thursday, February 2, 2023

Local Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican, was killed during a shooting outside of her apartment on Wednesday night.

New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour shot and killed outside of her home. She was 30-years-old. Our prayers go out to her family and friends 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iTgBHt0Ft5

— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) February 2, 2023

Several 911 calls around 7:20 p.m. had reported gunshots.

When authorities arrived to the scene, a female, who was later identified as Dwumfour, was found in her vehicle dead with multiple gunshot wounds.

Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick described the 30-year-old Sayreville Councilwoman as a “dedicated member of our Borough Council who was truly committed to serve all of our resident.”

🇺🇲 — BREAKING: 30-year-old NJ Republican Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was found shot and killed in her car outside her home in Sayreville, NJ on Wednesday night. Motive unknown. No arrests were made. pic.twitter.com/AJEgPQEgrX

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“This is an active and ongoing investigation,” the prosecutor’s office said. “anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Rebecca Morales of the Sayreville Police Department at 732-727-4444 or Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office 732-745-3477.”

A huge loss for the Sayreville community as Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was shot and killed at approximately 7:20pm causing a crash near Samuel Circle & Check Avenue

I personally knew her to be a very kind person and public servant. May she rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/asxtrg1TW3

— Charlie Kratovil (@Charlie4Change) February 2, 2023

Community organizer Charles Katrovil reported that her “SUV crashed after the gunshots rang out. It appears she was targeted though the killer’s motive is still not clear.”

This was the scene overnight in the Sayreville development known as La Mer, where a 30-year-old Councilwoman was murdered.

Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour’s white SUV crashed after the gunshots rang out. It appears she was targeted though the killer’s motive is still not clear. pic.twitter.com/CJyP190RiW

— Charlie Kratovil (@Charlie4Change) February 2, 2023

“We are so heartbroken to announce that our friend, Councilwoman from Sayreville, part of our HRC (Human Relation Commission), our personal friend, a woman of God Eunice Dwumfour was [murdered] tonight in Sayreville,” Detective Juan Rodriguez and Pastor Doctor Nelia Rodriguez said. “”We are so heartbroken to announce that our friend, Councilwoman from Sayreville, part of our HRC (Human Relation Commission), our personal friend, a woman of God Eunice Dwumfour was [murdered] tonight in Sayreville.”

Dwumfour was elected to her position in 2021, with her term set to run through December 2024.

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