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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Republican councilwoman in Middlesex County, New Jersey has been shot dead behind the wheel of her SUV outside her home </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour [R], a member of the Sayreville city council, was killed while returning home to her apartment on Tuesday evening </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Dwumfour, 30, was shot multiple times at the wheel of her white Nissan SUV which crashed near her home on Point of Wood Drive in <strong>Sayreville,</strong></strong> <strong>around<strong> 7.20 pm</strong> </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Witnesses saw the suspected gunman racing away from the Camelot at La Mer apartment complex, and a 911 call was placed </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Sayreville Police and Middlesex County officials are investigating the incident </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Cops said the councilwoman, who worked for a Nigerian-based church group, was the intended target </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332224;font-size:15px"><strong>Authorities have not given reason why they believe the mother-of-one was targeted </strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eunice-Dwumfour-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-429628" width="840" height="906"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Councilwoman [R-NJ], Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was found dead in her white Nissan SUV after it crashed near her home on Point of Wood Drive in New Jersey</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>A New Jersey Councilwoman has been gunned down outside of her home and police say she was the &#8216;intended target&#8217; of the shooting.<br>Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was found dead in her white Nissan SUV after it crashed near her home on Point of Wood Drive in New Jersey.<br>The Republican politician, a mother-of-one, was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene at the Camelot La Mer apartment complex in Sayreville.<br>Witnesses who claim that they spotted the suspected gunman racing away from the Camelot at La Mer, around 7.22pm, placed a 911 call.<br>Authorities say that the Sayreville councilwoman, who worked for a Nigerian-based church group, was the intended target, but have not released a motive. <br>Cops from the Sayreville police department were seen removing her white SUV from the scene in the early hours of Wednesday morning.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Police-tow-Eunice-Dwumfours-SUV-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-429631" width="840" height="456"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Sayreville police tow the Republican councilwoman&#8217;s white SUV after she was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday night</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>The Republican politician ousted the sitting Democrat in the Borough of Sayreville in November 2021, in a shock election win, and was not up for reelection until 2024.<br>A friend said the councilwoman and her family had just returned from Nigeria on a church trip &#8211; describing her as &#8216;bubbly and nice&#8217;. <br>Currently, there have been no arrests in the case, with Sayreville Police and Middlesex County officials investigating the incident.<br>Friends of the councilwoman paid tribute to her as an &#8216;amazing friend&#8217; who &#8216;loved god&#8217;.<br>Detective Juan Rodriguez and Pastor Doctor Nelia Rodriguez posted online saying: &#8216;I just saw her this morning at the store.<br>&#8216;I remember saying to her I&#8217;ll see you at the HRC meeting tomorrow not knowing tonight was going to be the end of her life.<br>&#8216;I can&#8217;t stop crying. She was 30 years young and full of life. You will be missed my dear, precious friend.&#8217;<br>Dwumfour was a Certified Business Analyst and Scrum Professional for Fire Congress Fellowship inc. and a part-time EMT.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eunice-Dwumfour-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-429634" width="841" height="528"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour [photo], worked for a Nigerian-based church group. It&#8217;s been reported that she had just returned from Nigeria on a church trip </strong></figcaption></figure>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was the scene overnight in the Sayreville development known as La Mer, where a 30-year-old Councilwoman was murdered.<br><br>Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour&#39;s white SUV crashed after the gunshots rang out. It appears she was targeted though the killer&#39;s motive is still not clear. <a href="https://t.co/CJyP190RiW">pic.twitter.com/CJyP190RiW</a></p>&mdash; Charlie Kratovil (@Charlie4Change) <a href="https://twitter.com/Charlie4Change/status/1621060244666486784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Dwumfour graduated from William Paterson University and served as a Director of Churches for the Nigerian-based Champions Royal Assembly.<br>In a statement Sayreville Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick said: &#8216;The community is shocked and saddened at the loss of Eunice Dwumfour, who was a dedicated member of our Borough Council who was truly committed to serve all of our residents. <br>&#8216;The fact that she was taken from us by a despicable criminal act makes this incident all the more horrifying.&#8217;<br>The mayor said that she believes that law enforcement &#8216;will bring this fast-moving investigation to a quick and successful conclusion and look forward to the identification, arrest, and successful prosecution of the person responsible.&#8217;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Police-ativity-after-Eunice-Dwumfour-was-shot-dead-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-429637" width="839" height="458"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Dwumfour&#8217;s white SUV was seen being removed from the scene by authorities in the early hours of Wednesday morning &#8211; She crashed her white Nissan SUV after being shot and killed while driving home hours earlier</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Sayreville Republican Chair Karen Bailey Bebert added: &#8216;We remember Eunice for how she lived, not for how she died.<br>&#8216;She was the embodiment of Sayreville, living the American Dream, overcoming challenges with grit and a smile.<br>&#8216;And always giving of time and love to others. She embodied Sayreville and will be terribly missed by all who were fortunate enough to know her.&#8217;<br>New Jersey governor Phil Murphy added that he was &#8216;stunned&#8217; by her murder and branded it an &#8216;act of gun violence&#8217;.</p>

New Jersey Republican councilwoman, 30, dead after she’s shot multiple times while driving her SUV outside her home in ‘targeted’ attack
