A young councilwoman from New Jersey was fatally shot outside her home on Wednesday while inside her car.
\nFox News identified the victim as 30-year-old Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was a Republican, the outlet reported Thursday.
\n\u201cA 911 call reported shots fired around 7:22 p.m, the Middlesex County Prosecutor\u2019s Office said. A female, identified by New Jersey Globe reporter David Wildstein as Dwumfour, was found dead in her vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds,\u201d the outlet said.
\nThe young woman was reportedly shot in the car before it crashed near the Camelot at La Mer apartment complex, according to the New York Post:
\nOfficials said the investigation is ongoing and citizens with information pertaining to the case were asked to call the Sayreville Police Department or the prosecutor\u2019s office.
\nIn a social media post, community organizer Charlie Kratovil called her death a \u201chuge loss\u201d for the area.
\nKratovil reported that detectives believed the incident to be targeted but did not yet have a motive and are actively investigating the incident further.
\nHis followers were quick to offer their condolences, one person replying, \u201cI\u2019m incredibly saddened for this lovely young lady, her family, and the New Jersey community she served! My sincere condolences! This is horrible.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is a life cut to short, so wrong,\u201d another commented.
\nDwumfour reportedly had a background in IT and worked as a business consultant who was elected to the Borough Council in 2021. Her term was supposed to expire in December 2024.
\nAccording to the Sayreville GOP\u2019s website, Dwumfour said Sayreville was her home and \u201cI love and cherish this town and it is my desire to help improve the lives of its residents.\u201d
\n\u201cI send my condolences to Councilwoman Dwumfour\u2019s family and friend, her governing body colleagues, and the entire Sayreville community.\u201d Murphy stated.
\nAs the crime wave continues sweeping across President Joe Biden\u2019s (D) America, citizens are \u201cmore likely now than at any time over the past five decades to say there is more crime in their local area than there was a year ago,\u201d Gallup reported in October.
\n\u201cThe 56% of U.S. adults who report an increase in crime where they live marks a five-percentage-point uptick since last year and is the highest by two points in Gallup\u2019s trend dating back to 1972,\u201d the article said.<\/p>\n
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