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A New Jersey jury convicted Rashid Ali Bynum of murder on Monday in the gunning down of a Republican councilwoman earlier this year.
The victim, Eunice Dwumfour, was serving as the first Black member of the Sayreville city council. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone has set Bynum’s sentencing date for Aug. 18. He faces 30 years to life in prison.
Bynum was a member of Dwumfour’s congregation years ago, according to Christian Onuoha, who was Dwumfour’s colleague on the borough council and also a member of her church.
“She was his pastor around 2018,” he told Fox News Digital. “That was the last time any of us remember seeing him.”
Bynum was originally arrested in late May in his home in Chesapeake City, Virginia. He was then transferred to New Jersey.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.