Here’s the latest to know about the investigation into vice mayor’s death
Police logs show officers responded to the home of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen five times before the day she was found shot dead, but none of the calls involved domestic incidents between the couple.
Her husband, Stephen Bowen, 40, is now charged with premeditated murder and tampering with evidence.
FULL STORY: Police logs show prior visits to vice mayor’s Coral Springs home; no domestic calls
Here are key takeaways:
- Records show six calls for service to the couple’s home since they bought it in the summer of 2023. The calls involved a contractor disturbance, a grand theft report, three animal bite incidents and the April 1 homicide report.
- Bowen is accused of shooting his 38-year-old wife with a shotgun and wrapping her in a comforter and garbage bag the evening of March 31 or early morning of April 1.
- Bowen told his uncle that morning he had shot his wife three times, offering only that he “couldn’t take it anymore” as an explanation, according to a probable cause affidavit. His parents said they had no indication of marital issues.
- Before her death, Metayer was preparing to run for Congress. Rep. Jared Moskowitz said at an April 3 vigil: “And had Nancy taken that step, Nancy would have won that race.”
- Metayer was the first Haitian American and Black female commissioner in Coral Springs, winning her seat in 2020 after losing a 2019 mayoral race.
- Those who knew her said she was private about her personal life but deeply committed to her community. “It was always, ‘What can I do for the people, how can I make the city a better place, how can I help the young people,’” said Michelle Richards-Phillips of Living Word Christian Center.
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This story was originally published April 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM.