Kerlande Josaphat Racine and his wife, Marcelline Racine, were fatally shot outside their West Palm Beach home on December 9, 2023. The couple had been married one week earlier, on December 2. Kerlande, a pastor, and Marcelline, a nurse practitioner, were Haitian immigrants who moved to the United States 25 years earlier.

Police identified Marcelline’s ex-husband, Sony Josaphat, 46, as the suspect. Investigators say Josaphat arrived the morning of the shooting, parked across the street, greeted the couple, then pulled out a pistol and shot them. Kerlande was outside installing security cameras and Marcelline was unloading groceries; their daughter witnessed the shooting and called 911 while three other children were inside the house. Josaphat fled but later turned himself in and admitted the crime, telling detectives he felt angry because Marcelline had been blocking his calls. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and held without bond.

The community described the neighborhood as normally quiet and family members said Marcelline had been happier than ever after her recent marriage. Does anyone have information about the couple, their children, or the events that morning that could help clarify what happened?