New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour shot and killed in vehicle outside her home
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A borough councilwoman in northern New Jersey was found dead inside of her car on Wednesday night, authorities confirmedon Wednesday. Eunice Dwumfour, of Sayreville, succumbed to fatal injuries after unknown perpetrators shot her several times, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Sayreville police officers were dispatched on a 911 call to a residential property in the township just before 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday evening, the prosecutor said. When they arrived, officers discovered Dwumfour inside her vehicle. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the prosecutor's office. Dwumfour was 30 years old.
An active homicide investigation is underway as authorities work to locate a suspect. The county prosecutor has asked that 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.
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