The vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was found dead at her home on Wednesday morning, and authorities later arrested her husband and charged him with premeditated murder.
Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, was discovered by police officers conducting a wellness check at around 10:00 a.m., according to authorities.
Her husband, 40-year-old Stephen Bowen, was later arrested at an apartment complex in Plantation, Florida, about 13 miles south of Coral Springs. He faces charges of premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, NBC Miami reported.
Coral Springs Police Chief Brad Mock said the case “is being investigated as a domestic violence incident,” but declined to reveal additional details as the investigation remains ongoing. According to Stephen Bowen’s arrest report, the suspect told his uncle that he shot Metayer Bowen “three times with a shotgun the previous night and then slept downstairs,” Miami outlet WPLG Local 10 reported.
Police said they found Metayer Bowen’s body on the second floor of her home lying in a bed and wrapped in blankets and garbage bags. Police also said they found three shotgun shells and burn marks on a pillow “as if it were fashioned as a makeshift silencer.”
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