NJ councilwoman found shot to death outside of her home

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  • I (saw) the car was still rolling down the street,” she said of Dwumfour’s vehicle.Brown said they had spoken over the past year, but she did not realize Dwumfour was involved in local politics.“She’s a very nice woman.
  • Her resume also said that she worked for six years with a religious nonprofit group called the Fire Congress Fellowship Inc., which was also based at her Sayreville address.
  • SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey borough councilwoman was found shot to death in an SUV outside of her home in a quiet townhouse complex, where police Thursday searched the area without making an arrest.
  • A next-door neighbor, Chyann Brown, said she was arriving home Wednesday evening just as police were “flying in the complex.” “When I came to park my car, there were shell cases everywhere.
  • To have this happen in such a tragic way, I mean, our hearts are just broken and everybody wants an answer,” said Karen Bailey Bebert, the local GOP chairwoman who served as her campaign manager.
  • There was at least one police dog combing the area, and officials also used a backhoe to lift heavy grates off drainage areas to search as well.Several high-ranking state leaders, including Democratic Gov.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and TED SHAFFREY Associated PressSAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) A New Jersey borough councilwoman was found shot to death in an SUV outside of her home in a quiet townhouse complex, whe [+4685 chars]