CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was killed Wednesday in what police described as a domestic violence incident, sending shock waves through South Florida and cutting short the life of one of the region's most prominent Haitian American elected officials. Her husband was taken into custody, and police said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Coral Springs police said officers went to Metayer Bowen's home around 10 a.m. on April 1 for a welfare check and found her body there. At an evening news conference, Police Chief Brad Mock said the case remains under active investigation. Authorities did not publicly release additional details about how she died, although police have said they are treating the case as a domestic violence incident.
