Nancy Metayer Bowen: 5 things you need to know after shooting death of Coral Springs deputy mayor
Coral Springs Deputy Mayor Nancy Meyer Bowen She was found dead in her home on Wednesday, April 1. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, is in police custody, authorities said.
nancy’s family An Instagram post shared on Nancy’s profile confirmed her death.
Officials said Stephen was being held at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Reuters reported. Police Chief Brad Mock said there is no longer a pursuit for the suspect.
Five things to know about Nancy Metayer Bowen
Here are five things you need to know about Nancy’s death:
- Police found the South Florida city leader around 10 a.m. Wednesday after beginning an investigation into her “medical condition,” the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. Police Chief Brad Mock said the case is being investigated as a “domestic violence incident.”
- Nancy was first elected to the Coral Springs City Commission in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. In November, she was appointed by the council to serve a second one-year term as deputy mayor, according to her bio on the city’s website.
- Before being elected to the board, Nancy was an environmental scientist who worked for the Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
- Nancy, 38, was the first black woman elected to the Coral Springs Board of Commissioners in 2020, Florida Politics reported. Later, former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris Appoint Nancy to serve as Florida Caribbean Voting Director during the 2024 Presidential Election.
- Nancy’s brother, Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer; school shooting In 2018, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, died by suicide last year. nancy before Share in Facebook post Her brother died by suicide on December 15, 2025 “after a seven-year battle with schizophrenia.”
