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No bond for 23-year-old accused of shooting, killing ex-stepdad in Fort Lauderdale home

nbcmiami.com 2024/10/6

The victim, identified as 44-year-old Christian Colon, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 23-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his ex-stepfather at a Fort Lauderdale home on Saturday is being held without bond.

Officers responded at around 10:49 a.m. to the 100 block of Nurmi Drive, Fort Lauderdale police said.

The victim, identified as 44-year-old Christian Colon, was pronounced dead at the scene.

His ex-stepson, Darien Massad Turner, 23, was arrested in connection to the shooting and charged with first degree murder.

Mugshot of Darien Massad Turner.

Turner appeared before a judge in Broward bond court on Sunday, where he was ordered to be held without bond and undergo a mental health screening.

Images from the scene captured a large home in the multimillion-dollar Nurmi Isles neighborhood cordoned off with yellow police tape.

"I heard someone got, like, shot," a shocked visitor to the neighborhood, Raul Fernandez, said. "[This is] some Miami Vice-type stuff. This is not something I'd ever expect. I don't know how to take something like this."

A neighbor also reacted to the tragedy on Saturday afternoon.

"Everybody is here with their family and friends, trying to enjoy the beach, sunshine and it's like 4th of July weekend, who would do something like that on this kind of weekend," he told NBC6.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.

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