MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Eunice Dwumfour, of Sayreville, New Jersey, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday night fatal vehicle shooting in Middlesex County.

Dwumfour, 30, a new member of the Sayreville Borough Council, was found fatally shot inside her vehicle outside her Sayreville home Wednesday night.

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According to reports, police responded to a call of shots fired on Samuel Circle in Sayreville around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, Dwumfour was found seated in a vehicle while suffering from multiple apparent gunshot wounds.

Dwumfour was pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot injuries.

Dwumfour, a Republican, won her seat in November 2021 after defeating her Democratic opponent and was in the midst of serving the first of a three-year term.

No suspect or motive information was provided as of Thursday morning.

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Geo quick facts: Middlesex County is a county located in north-central New Jersey, United States. In 2019, the Census Bureau estimated the county’s population at 825,062, making it the state’s second-most populous county, an increase of 4.1% from 809,858 in the 2010 census – Wikipedia.