A New Jersey community is shaken up after one of its councilwomen was found brutally murdered just outside of her own home.
Eunice Dwumfour, 30, a Black Republican, was the victim of a barrage of gunshots that struck her car with her inside. Police believe the shooting was a targeted attack.
“This really not sitting right with me. I just saw her, and that big smile is all I could think about. Prayers to her family. I’m so sorry this happened to you,” Newark, New Jersey, resident Anyiah Battle said on Facebook.
Just before 7:22 p.m. on Feb. 1 in Sayreville, New Jersey, a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots outside an apartment complex. Sayreville police say when they arrived on scene they found Dwumfour with multiple gunshot wounds in her white Nissan SUV. She was pronounced dead at the scene, where she had been returning to her townhome apartment.
Police told WABC they believe Dwumfour was the “intended target of the shooting,” but the motive is unknown at this time.
Black conservative commentator Greg Foreman questioned if the shooting was politically motivated in a video blog, although he also emphasized the motive behind the attack currently is unknown.
Joshua Rodriguez shared video of the crime scene on Facebook showing several police and emergency responders. The bullet-riddled SUV can be seen hoisted on a flatbed truck.
People living in the area told RLS Media, “the shooter was observed running toward the Garden State Parkway, which is near the shooting scene.” Dwumfour also was known to walk a dog in the neighborhood.
Dwumfour was a mother of a…
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