BREAKING: A New Jersey councilwoman was found dead in her car after being shot multiple times, officials said.
A borough councilwoman in northern New Jersey was found shot to death in her car on Wednesday night, and investigators are looking for answers. Eunice Dwumfour, of Sayreville, succumbed to her injuries after unknown perpetrators shot her several times, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, of Sayreville, New Jersey, was shot and killed outside of her home on Wednesday night, Feb. 1, authorities said. She was 30 years old.A homicide investigation is underway as authorities work to locate a suspect. The county prosecutor has asked anyone with information about Dwumfour's death, or access to surveillance footage of the area where the shooting took place, to submit tips to either the Sayreville Police Department or the prosecutor's office.
"I am stunned by the news of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour's murder last evening in an act of gun violence," Murphy said."Her 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."
"Sayreville is a proud, tight-knit, and safe community and I know that it will come together, as it always has, in common purpose," the governor's statement continued, adding,"The New Jersey State Police are supporting the ongoing investigation, and I urge anyone with information to contact either the Sayreville Police or the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office."
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