{"id":1832588,"date":"2023-02-02T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832588"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:58:28","slug":"new-jersey-gop-councilwoman-gunned-down-in-her-car-police-looking-for-suspect-motive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-gop-councilwoman-gunned-down-in-her-car-police-looking-for-suspect-motive\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey GOP Councilwoman Gunned Down In Her Car; Police Looking For Suspect, Motive"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jersey-gop-councilwoman-gunned-down-in-her-car-police-looking-for-suspect-motive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A Republican councilwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a> She was found in her car, having been shot several times Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was Eunice Dwumfour, 30, who was identified by police. However, ABC 7 still needs to find a suspect or a motive. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/eunice-dwumfour-nj-councilwoman-shot-dead-sayrevile-murdered\/12761258\/\">reported<\/a>. Dwumfour was seen driving her SUV when she was gunned down, and crashed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was the scene in La Mer, a Sayreville neighborhood where a Councilwoman of 30 years was killed.<\/p>\n<p>After the gunshots, Eunice Dwumfour, a councilwoman, crashed her white SUV. Although it seems she was the victim, the motive for her murder is not known. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJyP190RiW\">pic.twitter.com\/CJyP190RiW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Kratovil (@Charlie4Change) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Charlie4Change\/status\/1621060244666486784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an active and ongoing investigation 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\u2019s Office 732-745-3477,\u201d the prosecutor\u2019s office said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/crime\/new-jersey-councilwoman-eunice-dwumfour-shot-dead-outside-home-in-despicable-criminal-act\/ar-AA1727A2?cvid=2c22986e4fdc480a83aab4c328cc6b1c\">according<\/a> Fox News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some witnesses ahref=&#8221;https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/02\/new-jersey-councilwoman-eunice-dwumfour-shot-and-killed\/&#8221;>reportedly<\/a> They said that they saw the gunman run away from the area where Dwumfour was murdered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dwumfour was defeated by her Democratic opponent and elected to the Borough of Sayreville City Council. Also, she was a part time EMT and a business analyst. She was heavily involved with The New York Post, an Nigerian church group. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/02\/new-jersey-councilwoman-eunice-dwumfour-shot-and-killed\/\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEunice was a dedicated member of our Borough Council who was truly committed to serve all of our residents. The fact that she was taken from us by a despicable criminal act makes this incident all the more horrifying,\u201d Victoria Kilpatrick, Sayreville Mayor. \u201cAs Mayor I have worked very closely with Eunice in her time on the Borough Council. Beyond her dedication to our community, I can share that she was a woman of deep faith and worked hard to integrate her strong Christian beliefs in to her daily life as a person and a community leader. On a personal note, I can\u2019t adequately express my feeling of sorrow at the loss of a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phil Murphy, New Jersey Democratic Governor, also released a statement mourning the loss of the public servant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer career of public service was just beginning, and by all accounts she had already built a reputation as a committed member of the Borough Council who took her responsibility with the utmost diligence and seriousness,\u201d Murphy stated. \u201cI send my condolences to Councilwoman Dwumfour\u2019s family and friends, her governing body colleagues, and the entire Sayreville community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican councilwoman in New Jersey was found dead inside her vehicle after she was shot multiple times Wednesday night. Police identified 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour as the victim but are still looking for a suspect and a motive, ABC 7 reported. 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