On August 26, 2025, 75-year-old Leroy Scott was shot multiple times outside his home on the 4100 block of Haden Avenue in West Palm Beach, a residential block near Bak Middle School of the Arts. Officers arrived around 8:20 a.m.; despite life-saving efforts, Scott was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities emphasized the shooting occurred near the school but was not connected to campus activity.

Detectives identified a suspect quickly: Scott’s 43-year-old daughter, Leah Verona Scott. Police say she left the scene and was taken into custody about two miles away at roughly 10 a.m. She was later booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and charged with first-degree murder and discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. An arrest affidavit and court filings allege she approached her father in the driveway, exchanged words, drew a handgun and fired, including additional shots after he fell.

Relatives described Leroy Scott as a steady family figure who basically raised all of them, and neighbors expressed shock that a fatal shooting occurred on the quiet, school-adjacent block. Does anyone have information about the family, the neighborhood that morning, or what led up to the confrontation?