CORAL SPRINGS, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A homicide investigation is underway in Coral Springs after Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead inside her home Wednesday morning, and police say her husband is in custody.
The Coral Springs Police Department said officers began a well-being investigation on April 1, 2026, at about 10:04 a.m. at a residence in the 800 block of Northwest 127th Avenue in Coral Springs.
When officers arrived, they found a deceased woman inside the residence. Police said the victim was positively identified as Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen.
Investigators said the case was determined during the preliminary investigation to be domestic in nature. Police identified the husband as Stephen Bowen, born Sept. 6, 1985, and said he is in custody.
The arrest places one of Broward County’s most visible local elected officials at the center of a homicide investigation that remains active Wednesday. Coral Springs Police said there are no additional suspects being sought and no threat to the community.
The investigation is being handled by the Coral Springs Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit, known as CAPS.
Police have not released additional details about how Metayer Bowen died, what led officers to begin the well-being investigation, or what charges, if any, Stephen Bowen is facing at this stage. Those details are likely to come through the investigative process and any subsequent court filings.
What is clear from the department’s public statement is that officers were sent to the home to check on Metayer Bowen’s welfare, and once inside they found her dead. Detectives then classified the case as a domestic-related homicide investigation.
The killing immediately carries significance well beyond the residence where it happened. Metayer Bowen was serving as vice mayor of Coral Springs, one of Broward County’s largest cities, and her death is now the subject of a major criminal investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
Coral Springs Police said the department received assistance from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, and the Plantation Police Department. The department publicly thanked those agencies for helping with the case.
For residents, the immediate public safety message from investigators was direct: police said there is no ongoing threat to the community and no additional suspects are being sought.
The next steps will likely center on forensic processing, interviews, evidence review, and any formal charging decisions tied to the case. Detectives are also asking the public to come forward with information that could help the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Daniel Powers at 954-346-1223 or by email at [email protected].
This remains an active homicide investigation.
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