http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sun, 11 May 2025 03:19:34 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/3ba5cd98f78245e79aee5947cb346202 3ba5cd98f78245e79aee5947cb346202 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:28:41 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSSayreville, New Jersey - 2 February 20231. Various of housing complex where Sayreville Borough Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour resided, police at sceneHEADLINE: NJ COUNCILWOMAN FATALLY SHOT OUTSIDE HER HOMEANNOTATION: Authorities say a New Jersey borough councilwoman was found shot to death in an SUV parked outside her home.Sayreville Borough Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, 30, had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chyann Brown, Eunice Dwumfour's neighbor:"It was very shocking because things like this doesn't happen over here and she's a very nice woman. She's always well dressed, she's nice to everyone, she's kind, respectful and I can't believe this actually happened to her and I feel so terrible for the family."++WHITE FLASH++3. SOUNDBITE (English) Chyann Brown, Eunice Dwumfour's neighbor:"I didn't know she was a politician. I lived here for about a year now and I've seen her many times, we've spoke, but I did not know she was a councilwoman."4. Various of Borough of Sayreville Council Chambers, Dwumfour's chair and plaqueANNOTATION: Dwumfour, a Republican, was elected to her first three-year term in 2021, when she ousted a Democratic incumbent. 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Asiya Lapierre, Eunice Dwumfour's neighbor:"Hearing that happening to her, like young black woman, like she said, she's beautiful, she doesn't do no harm to anybody, literally. She's a sweetheart. Like we'll see her coming down the stairwell sometimes. It was one time she had something in her hand that was really heavy, we helped her, you know, bring to her home. I honestly thought she was just like a regular businesswoman, I didn't even know she was a Councilwoman." 6. Various of police at crime sceneANNOTATION: Authorities have not arrested anyone for the shooting or released the names of any suspects or a possible motive for the attack.STORYLINE:A New Jersey woman who was recently elected to her borough council was found shot to death in an SUV parked outside her home, authorities said.Sayreville Borough Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was found at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office. She had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.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. Several high-ranking state leaders - including Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy - issued statements expressing their grief over her death.Authorities have not arrested anyone for the shooting or released the names of any suspects or a possible motive for the attack.---AP video by Ted Shaffrey and Robert Bumsted===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. NJ councilwoman fatally shot outside her home