Around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, police in the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, about 25 miles south of Newark, received a call about shots fired. When they arrived, they found 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour slumped over in her white Nissan SUV, which had also crashed into her residence. Dwumfour had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, FOX 5 NY reported.

Witnesses reported seeing the suspect flee the apartment complex, and police believe that Dwumfour was the victim of a “targeted” attack.” However, police have not shared a possible motive for the crime and have not made any arrests.

By all accounts, Dwumfour was a rising star in local politics. She and a fellow Republican challenger had ousted two Democrat incumbents on the six-member borough council in a shocking upset in November 2021, and Dwumfour seemed to possess the poise and temperament necessary for the contentious political arena.

[Very strange, and very disturbing. Keep an eye on this story. It seems likely that it ends up being something other than political, but it’s so inexplicable at the moment that it’s anyone’s guess. – Ed]