Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting New Jersey Pastor Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting New Jersey Pastor Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
(Left) Rashid Ali Bynum of Portsmouth, Va., in a booking photo. (Right) New Jersey GOP Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office via AP; Sayreville Borough Council via AP
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside her home in 2023 was sentenced Monday to life in prison.

Rashid Ali Bynum, 31, of Portsmouth, Virginia, appeared in a county courtroom in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that was filled with relatives and friends of the victim, Eunice Dwumfour. His lawyer, Michael Ashley, has said an appeal of the murder and weapons convictions is planned.