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Jury begins deliberation in trial of man accused of killing Sayreville councilwoman

Rashid Bynum is on trial for the deadly shooting of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour.

Chris Keating

Jun 6, 2025, 9:32 PM

Updated 14 hr ago

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There was no verdict rendered on Friday at the murder trial of Rashid Bynum.
The judge in the case sent the jury home at 4 p.m. after failing to reach a decision.
Bynum is the Virginia man accused in the shooting death of Eunice Dwumfour, a Sayreville councilwoman.
The jury deliberated behind closed doors at the Middlesex County Courthouse for a total of four hours without reaching a verdict. But they did return to court to review testimony and home surveillance video that captured the shooting.
In that video, a car parked in a driveway can be seen filling up the frame. Dwumfour is parked in the road behind that car, and the 15 gunshots that are being fired at her can be heard. It then shows a glimpse of someone running away.
The prosecution also said that in the reflection of a car, Dwumfour’s roommate, Glen Campbell, can be seen walking upstairs to their condo before the shooting, and then the shooter can also be seen walking down the street to the car.
In addition, jurors listened again to the testimony of a homeowner whose surveillance camera picked up the sound of the gunfire.
In all, the panel of nine men and three women are getting their first chance to review the testimony of 38 witnesses, including a DNA expert, ballistics expert and neighbors of Dwumfour.
The prosecution described the death of Dwumfour as an execution.
However, the defense had said Bynum didn’t pull the trigger and had no motive to kill the woman, who was his former roommate.
Jurors will get back to work on Monday.