SAYREVILLE — A 30-year-old borough councilwoman was shot and killed Wednesday evening close to her dwelling, authorities stated.
Eunice Dwumfour was discovered lifeless in her automobile with a number of gunshot wounds by Sayreville police, authorities stated.
In keeping with Middlesex County Lawyer Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker, a 911 name was made to the Samuel Circle space of the borough’s Parlin part at round 7:22 p.m. {that a} gunshot had been fired.
No different data was instantly accessible.
Dwumfour, a Republican, gained her seat on the council in 2021. She is a liaison for public security, together with police, hearth and emergency medical companies, and with the Sayreville Human Relations Council. She additionally served on the Public Works and Recreation Boards.
“As a neighborhood we’re devastated and saddened by the lack of Eunice Dwumfour,” stated Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick, Democrats, stated in a press release. “Eunice was a devoted member of our Borough Council who was actually dedicated to serving all of our residents. The truth that she was taken from us by a despicable crime makes this incident all of the extra chilling .”
The mayor stated Dwumfour was a girl of deep religion who labored arduous to combine her robust Christian religion into her each day life as an individual and a pacesetter in her neighborhood.
“We’re assured that our police division, in cooperation with the Middlesex County Lawyer’s Workplace, will deliver this expedited investigation to a swift and profitable conclusion, and sit up for the identification, arrest and profitable prosecution of these accountable,” Kilpatrick stated.
“We keep in mind Eunice for the way she lived, not how she died,” Karen Bailey Bebert, chairman of the Sayreville Republican Get together, stated in a press release. “She was Sayreville personified, Residing the American Dream, overcoming challenges with braveness and a smile. At all times giving time and like to others. She was Sayreville personified and shall be enormously missed by all who have been fortunate sufficient to know her.”
Authorities urge anybody with data or surveillance footage within the space to contact Sayreville Detective Rebecca Morales at 732-727-4444 or Middlesex County Lawyer’s Workplace Detective Michelle Coppola at 732-745-3477.
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