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A viewing and funeral were held Friday as loved ones and members of the community say their final goodbye to Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, who police said was fatally shot by her husband earlier this month.
An urgent 911 call brought police to the home of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, and in hindsight, investigators say her husband’s relatives appeared to already know what had happened.
Outside City Hall, where Nancy Metayer broke barriers, grief and remembrance filled the air Friday night.
As the city flag flew at half-staff outside Coral Springs City Hall, mourners continued to drop off flowers in honor of Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen.
According to a newly-released arrest report, the husband of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen had told his mother Tuesday afternoon that he had a “panic attack” he was going to speak with his wife about. The next day, the elected official would be found shot dead in her home. Police said her husband was responsible for the “premeditated” domestic killing.
Tributes poured in on Wednesday and Thursday for Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, who police said was shot and killed by her husband in a suspected domestic violence incident. He’s now facing a murder charge.
The husband of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has been booked into the Broward County Main Jail after the local community leader was found dead Wednesday.