NJ local official found shot to death outside her home

SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a 30-year-old New Jersey woman who was recently elected to her borough council was found shot to death in an SUV parked outside her home. The Middlesex County prosecutor’s office says Sayreville Borough Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was found in the vehicle at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. She had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not arrested anyone for the shooting or released the names of any suspects or a possible motive for the attack. Dwumfour, a Republican, was elected to her first three-year term in 2021, when she ousted a Democratic incumbent. Colleagues recalled her as a soft-spoken devout Christian who could maintain her composure in contentious situations.