MIAMI \u2014 Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead in her home Wednesday morning. Her husband was arrested in connection to her death, police say.<\/p>\n
Around 10 a.m., Coral Springs police officers went to her home to check on her \u201cwell-being,\u201d Chief Brad Mock said.<\/p>\n
Authorities found her dead body inside her home, in the 800 block of Northwest 127 Ave. Sometime later, her husband, Stephen Bowen, was arrested.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear where he is being detained or what charges he is facing.<\/p>\n
Mock said the incident is being investigated as a domestic violence case and there are no other suspects or threats to the community.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Joshua Simmons and City Manager Catherine Givens shared condolences for their slain colleague at a Wednesday evening press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cNancy was our battle buddy. She had a good heart,\u201d Commissioner Joshua Simmons said. \u201cShe truly cared about people even when people were saying some of the most horrible things about her and us. She still cared, rolled up her sleeves, went to every event that she could go to….\u201d<\/p>\n
Nancy Bowen was the city\u2019s first African American and Haitian American woman elected commissioner, the city\u2019s website said. She was elected in 200 and reelected in 2024, during which she was appointed a second term as vice mayor.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s received several awards connected to her political and environmental science careers, including the Top 20 under 40 by the Haitian American Chamber of Commerce, the United Nations Clean Water Advocacy Award, and induction into the CLEO Institute.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo say today is a dark day for us in Coral Springs is an understatement,\u201d Givens said. \u201cThere are no words that can truly capture the depth of this loss or the pain this organization and community are dealing with as a result of this senseless tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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