The article mentions the conviction of Rashid Ali Bynum, a 30-year-old Black man, for the murder of Eunice Dwumfour, a first Black member of the Sayreville city council and a registered member of her church. Bynum was previously a Republican councilwoman serving in the community, and his conviction marks the tallest murder in New Jersey. The case has been ongoing for months, with a lengthyreddit post suggesting that Bynum left a rap sheet with more than 30 years of legal issues, including allegations of fraud and theft.
Fox News’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report. The article provides detailed legal precedents for Bynum: he was convicted of illegally carrying a concealed firearm in Virginia, for three years’ probation, and again in Maryland, 3 years in 2019. Bynum was married to Eze Kings, a pastor in Africa, and had been involved in nonprofit organizations and served on the Sayreville Borough Council’s Human Relations Commission.
The article also highlights that DWumfour’s husband, Peter Akwue, is a pastor in Africa but whose identity was disputed. The Listing mentions that shortly before the murder, police discovered calls from the victim’s family to the 911 emergency switch, which were later verified by DWumfour’s family as the identity of a man wearing a black coat, fleeing on foot from his home in pounds.
