VIRGINIA MAN RETURNED TO NEW JERSEY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF COUNCILWOMAN
" Rashid Ali Bynum Will Now Face Charges In The Execution Style Shooting Death Of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour."
Saturday, July 29, 2023, 4:25 A.M. ET. By George Petruska: Englebrook Independent News,
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SAYREVILLE, NJ.- On Friday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone reported that Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, of Portsmouth, Virginia has been returned to New Jersey to Face Charges for the Fatal Shooting of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, 30, of Sayreville, New Jersey.
On February 1, 2023, at approximately 7:22 p.m., Members of The Sayreville Police Department responded to Samuel Circle in Sayreville on a report of Shots Fired. Upon arrival, Police Officers found Town Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour unresponsive inside her vehicle, having sustained Multiple Gunshot Wounds. Ms. Dwumfour was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.
Following an investigation, On May 30, 2023, Mr. Bynum was Arrested and Charged in connection with the Shooting Death of Ms. Dwumfour. Bynum was Taken into Custody outside a Residence in Chesapeake City, Virginia without incident.
Mr. Bynum was Formally Charged with First Degree Murder; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. Following an Extradition Hearing earlier in July, On Thursday, July 27, 2023, Mr. Bynum was returned to New Jersey and is now Lodged in The Middlesex County Adult Correctional Facility pending a Pretrial Detention Hearing.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the Murder of Ms. Dwumfour is asked to contact Detective Rebecca Morales of The Sayreville Police Department at (732) 727-4444 or Detective Michelle Coppola of The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-3477.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JULY 29, 2023: LAW, MIDDLESEX: