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Coral Springs Vice Mayor Found Dead, Her Husband Is in Custody, Police Say
Police said her husband is in custody after the shooting, and officials described the death as an apparent domestic violence incident.
- On Wednesday, Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead at her home in an apparent domestic violence incident; police apprehended her husband, Stephen Bowen, in Plantation.
- Metayer Bowen, an environmental scientist, made history as the first Black and Haitian-American woman elected to the Coral Springs City Commission, winning re-election in 2024.
- Officers conducting a welfare check Wednesday morning discovered the vice mayor deceased at her home in the 800 block of Northwest 127th Avenue; Chief Brad Mock confirmed the investigation as a domestic violence incident.
- Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried called the death "sudden and horrific," while Commissioner Joshua Simmons described Metayer Bowen as a "battle buddy" essential to city government.
- Plans for a congressional run were reportedly underway, as colleagues remembered Metayer Bowen as a trailblazing advocate for reproductive rights and Haitian-American voter engagement initiatives.
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Florida vice mayor shot dead, husband jailed as suspect
By Daniel Trotta April 1 (Reuters) – The vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was shot and killed on Wednesday and her husband was taken into custody as the lone suspect in what police called a case of domestic violence, officials said. Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, was the first Black woman and first Haitian American woman to serve as commissioner in Coral Springs, a town of about 134,000 people some 45 miles (72 km) north of Miami. She was …
Coral Springs vice mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen killed in suspected domestic violence case
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead Wednesday in her home in what police are investigating as a domestic violence case. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, is in custody after fleeing the scene. Authorities later located and arrested him in Plantation. Police went to the home around 10 a.m. for a wellness check after a concerned friend could not reach Metayer Bowen. Officers discovered her body inside, Coral Springs Police Chief …
Florida vice mayor found dead in home after 'domestic violence incident,' husband was in police custody
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead Wednesday in a suspected domestic violence incident. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, is in police custody.
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