Two NJ Elected Officials Killed Week Apart
Just one week after the shooting death of a 30-year-old Sayreville councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, another elected official died the same way.
Russell Heller, 51, a Republican councilman in Milford, was gunned down at work — a PSE&G parking lot — in Somerset on Wednesday, Feb. 8, authorities in Somerset County said.
The suspect, former PSE&G employee Gary T. Curtis, 58, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound just more than an hour later, authorities said.
An admired senior distribution supervisor, Heller had more than 11 years of service with PSE&G, the company said.
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Murphy: Flags At Half-Mast As Tribute To Slain Central Jersey Councilwoman
Flags in New Jersey will fly at half-mast on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in memory of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was killed last week.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the flag order on Monday, Feb. 6.
“It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Eunice Dwumfour,” Murphy said in a statement. “Her death is a tragic loss for her family, friends, the Sayreville community, and our state.
Dwumfour, 30, was found fatally shot outside her home on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Her public memorial service is on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at Epic Church International in Sayreville.
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Arrest Made In Death Of Middletown Man Run Over Multiple Times After Parking Lot Fight
Authorities have arrested a suspect accused of running over and killing another man in Central Jersey.
Marvin Tyler, 32, of Sayreville, has been charged in connection with the death of Jason Freeman, 36, which occurred earlier this week in Old Bridge, authorities said on Friday, Dec. 2.
Freeman was killed after an argument in a parking lot at 5:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Donald Fritz, Jr., of the Old Bridge Police Department.
Police received a 911 call reporting an altercation at 100 Perrine Road in …
Motorists Seriously Hurt In Pair Of Garden State Parkway Crashes: Njsp
Two motorists were seriously hurt in a pair of crashes on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said.
The first crash occurred at 12:53 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 south at milepost 125.2 in Sayreville. Preliminary investigation indicates that a Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling southbound in the express lanes when it went off the road to the right, then struck the guardrail and concrete support beam, according to Sgt. Alejandro Goez, a New Jersey State Police spokesman.
As a result, the driver, Philip Gardner, 52, of Akron, OH was entrapped and sustained serious injurie…
