SAYREVILLE — A 30-year-old borough councilwoman was shot and killed Wednesday night time close to her dwelling, authorities stated.
Sayerville police discovered Eunice Dwumfour lifeless in her automotive with a number of gunshot wounds, authorities stated.
In accordance 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 out there.
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 providers, and with the Sayreville Human Relations Council. She additionally served on the Public Works and Recreation Boards.
“As a group we’re devastated and saddened by the lack of Eunice Dwumfour,” stated Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick, Democrats, stated in an announcement. “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 lady of deep religion who labored laborious to combine her sturdy Christian religion into her day by day life as an individual and a pacesetter in her group.
“We’re assured that our police division, in cooperation with the Middlesex County Lawyer’s Workplace, will convey 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 an announcement. “She was Sayreville personified, Residing the American Dream, overcoming challenges with braveness and a smile. All the time giving time and like to others. She was Sayreville personified and can be enormously missed by all who have been fortunate sufficient to know her.”
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Anybody with data or surveillance footage within the space is urged to contact Detective Rebecca Morales of Sayreville at 732-727-4444 or Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Lawyer’s Workplace at 732-745-3477.
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