Christian Colon, 44, was shot and killed at his Fort Lauderdale home in the Nurmi Isles neighborhood on July 6, 2024. Officers responded to a reported shooting at about 10:49 a.m. on the 100 block of Nurmi Drive and found Colon with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The upscale, usually quiet waterfront community was cordoned off as investigators worked several hours at the mansion.

Police arrested 23-year-old Darien Massad Turner, identified as Colon’s ex-stepson, and charged him with first-degree murder. Turner appeared in Broward bond court on July 7, 2024, was ordered held without bond and was slated for a mental health screening. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department continued to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone in Nurmi Isles that weekend saw or heard anything unusual around the time of the shooting, please share what you know.