On Thursday, Fox News reported that a second Republican council member from New Jersey was assassinated in a little over a week. The first was councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour from Sayreville, New Jersey who was brutally shot and killed outside her townhome on February 1. Over a week later, Republican Milord councilman Russell Heller was killed outside his workplace. For all the leftist media’s crowing about “attacks on democracy,” you would think the three evening networks newscasts would be all over this story. Unfortunately, all three ignored the story during their Thursday broadcasts.
Instead of reporting on the second assassination of a Republican elected official, the three networks decided to report on stories like local weather forecasts (ABC), a segment on the future of robots (CBS), and a report on potential racial discrimination in home appraisals (NBC).
Special Report anchor Bret Baier opened by expressing shock at the violence that has been occurring against Republican elected officials in New Jersey over the past week: “For the second time in a week, a New Jersey council member has been gunned down–killed. Yesterday Republican Russell Heller was killed outside his workplace. Last week Republican Eunice Dwumfour was killed outside her home.”
Baier then handed it off to correspondent Alexis McAdams who reported that “in Milford New Jersey, this councilman Russell Heller was shot and killed in a different case.”
“Heller was gunned down yesterday morning in the parking lot of this New Jersey power company where he had a full-time job as a supervisor. Investigators say that gunman was a former employee who drove off and later killed himself," she added.
If this happened to two Democrat council members, the broadcast networks would not be ignoring this story.
This bias by omission from the three networks was made possible by Ensure on ABC, United Healthcare on CBS & Tylenol on NBC. Their information is linked.
The relevant transcript of the Fox News report is below:
FNC’s Special Report
2/9/2023
6:32:39 p.m. EasternBRET BAIER: For the second time in a week, a New Jersey council member has been gunned down–killed. Yesterday Republican Russell Heller was killed outside his workplace. Last week Republican Eunice Dwumfour was killed outside her home. Correspondent Alexis McAdams is in New York tonight with the search for answers. Good evening, Alexis.
ALEXIS MCADAMS: Bret, good evening. Two very disturbing stories in New Jersey. And tonight as police search for the gunman in the councilwoman’s murder we’re seeing new surveillance video that could be key in cracking this case. Take a look here on your screen it’s a pretty quick clip but you can see a person caught on camera there near the crime scene just moments after Eunice Dwumfour was shot and killed last week. That shadowy figure spotted there running by it was recorded on nearby surveillance cameras.
Now, Dwumfour was found dead in her car outside of her townhome in Sayreville, New Jersey. Neighbors say they heard nearly a dozen gunshots before police found her body in the car. On Wednesday hundreds of people gathered for a memorial service in New Jersey. You can see it there. It was packed. The community honored the young mom and politician who they say had a very bright future. Dwumfour was originally from Ghana. She was the first black woman ever elected in that small borough.
VICTORIA KILPATRICK (SAYREVILLE, NJ MAYOR): Her smile, it represented an invitation, an invitation to be seen, to be heard.
LT. GOVERNOR SHEILA OLIVER: Everyone is grieving and mourning for this loss of life.
MCADAMS: Now, just about 20 miles from that shooting, in Milford New Jersey, this councilman Russell Heller was shot and killed in a different case. Heller was gunned down yesterday morning in the parking lot of this New Jersey power company where he had a full-time job as a supervisor. Investigators say that gunman was a former employee who drove off and later killed himself. Now this evening all eyes remain on that surveillance clip, Bret, as you can see there, police trying to catch the killer of Eunice Dwumfour. The FBI is now involved and the state police are assisting with this case. Bret?
