CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was killed in a “domestic violence incident” on Wednesday, police said. Her husband, the suspect, was taken into custody.

Police said in a news conference Wednesday that officers found her body after conducting a welfare check at her home, in the 800 block of Northwest 127th Avenue, at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Video from Sky 10 showed several police vehicles, including a mobile command center, and crime scene tape at Metayer Bowen’s home.

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Metayer Bowen, elected to the city commission in 2020, was described in her official city biography as the first Black and Haitian American woman to serve as a Coral Springs commissioner.

She was an environmental scientist by trade and held degrees from Florida A&M and Johns Hopkins universities.

Condolences began pouring in from several elected officials on Wednesday evening.

During Wednesday’s news conference, fellow Commissioner Joshua Simmons described Metayer Bowen was his and other commissioners’ “battle buddy”, saying the city government is now “incomplete.”

“My soul is broken,” he said.

In a statement, State Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, described Metayer Bowen in part as a “tireless advocate for her community and a public servant who genuinely cared about people.” who “fought and cared for the residents” of Coral Springs.

“She always, always showed up for the Haitian community from which she hailed,” Joseph said.

Former Tamarac Commissioner Mike Gelin said he was “shocked and deeply saddened” by her death. He said Metayer Bowen worked as his legislative aide.

“She was a trailblazer, becoming the first Black and Haitian American woman elected in Coral Springs, and her impact will be lasting,” he said. “Keeping her family and loved ones in my prayers. Rest in power.

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