New Jersey community reels after councilwoman’s slaying
The case is reverberating from New Jersey to West Africa, with touchpoints including politics, religion and money that echo across continents.
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From left, Mary Dwumfour, Afua Sefa, Peter Ezechukwu, Nicole Teliano and Prince Dwumfour pose for a portrait in front of a law office in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Prince Dwumfour, Nicole Teliano and Peter Ezechukwu visit the scene of the fatal shooting of their family member, Eunice Dwumfour, in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Prince Dwumfour, Nicole Teliano and Peter Ezechukwu walk near the scene of the fatal shooting of their family member, Eunice Dwumfour, in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Prince Dwumfour, Peter Ezechukwu and Nicole Teliano visit the scene of the fatal shooting of their family member, Eunice Dwumfour, in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nicole Teliano and Peter Ezechukwu visit the scene of the fatal shooting of their family member, Eunice Dwumfour, in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Prince Dwumfour and Nicole Teliano visit the scene of the fatal shooting of their family member, Eunice Dwumfour, in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Prince Dwumfour, Peter Ezechukwu and Nicole Teliano take part in an interview at their lawyer's office in Sayreville, N.J., April 5. Their family member, Eunice Dwumfour, a Sayreville council member, was fatally shot Feb. 1 as she arrived home in Sayreville.ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Prince Dwumfour, Peter Ezechukwu, Nicole Teliano and Mary Dwumfour take part in an interview at their lawyer's office in Sayreville, N.J., April 5.GESH CREATIVES VIA AP
In this photo provided by Gesh Creatives, Eunice Dwumfour and husband and fellow pastor Peter Ezechukwu kneel before Champions Royal Assembly founder Joshua Iginla and wife Stella Iginla at their Nov. 24, 2022 marriage ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria.GESH CREATIVES VIA AP
In this photo provided by Gesh Creatives, Eunice Dwumfour celebrates her Nov. 24, 2022 marriage at Champions Royal Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria, with husband and fellow pastor Peter Ezechukwu.GESH CREATIVES VIA AP
In this photo provided by Gesh Creatives, Eunice Dwumfour, center left, stands with daughter Nicole, 11, husband and fellow pastor Peter Ezechukwu and other loved ones at her Nov. 24, 2022 wedding ceremony at Champions Royal Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria.