Nigel Demontetavares Beckford, 19, was fatally shot the evening of Saturday, August 8, 2026, in the 100 block of NW 8th Avenue in Ocean Breeze West, Boynton Beach, Florida. He was found mortally wounded between a church and the residential community, transported to a local hospital, and died shortly after arrival. His mother, Shakira Green, described the family’s devastation.

The Boynton Beach Police Department opened an immediate homicide investigation and at one point established a heavy presence at the Quantum Park business plaza near 2500 Quantum Lakes Drive about two miles from the shooting scene. Officers searched the area and advised people to remain indoors, but no suspects were located and no arrests have been announced. Investigators have not released a motive or said whether the shooting was random.

Former teachers at RISE Academy remembered Nigel as hardworking and upbeat; he had been attending night school. Less than a month before his death he was arrested for throwing a bottle at his mother’s home and released on bail three weeks before the shooting, though police have not linked that incident to his killing.

If anyone has information about the shooting or observed unusual activity near NW 8th Avenue on August 8, please contact investigators.