A NJ pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reels

Published April 28, 2023 12:41 AM

By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press

SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Family members of a slain New Jersey pastor who served on her town council say she cared for everyone around her. The parents and new husband of 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour worry the case will go unsolved as officials say little about the investigation. They are still reeling from the Feb. 1 evening when Dwumfour was gunned down as she arrived home in Sayreville, a diverse suburb about 30 miles from New York City. Dwumfour’s 11-year-old daughter says her mother had just returned from grocery shopping with a friend from her church, Nigerian-based Champions Royal Assembly.

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