BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A South Florida man is behind bars after Boynton Beach Police say he opened fire on another man from inside a vehicle earlier this month, killing him. Just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, the department’s Communications Division got an alert from its shot detection system for multiple “shots fired” near 100 Northwest 8th Avenue. At almost the same moment, 911 lines lit up with callers reporting a man had been shot. Officers working an off-duty detail nearby at Sara Sims Park rushed to the scene and found Nigel Beckford suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Beckford was conscious when officers reached him and managed to give them limited information before he was rushed to a local hospital and into surgery. He later became unresponsive and was pronounced dead. Investigators say the gunman fired multiple rounds from inside a vehicle before speeding away from the scene.
Detectives used license plate readers to track down the suspect vehicle, which they found abandoned near Quantum Lakes Drive. A thorough search of the surrounding area turned up no suspects. But investigators kept digging, eventually identifying a second vehicle tied to the case. That led to multiple search warrants, which were carried out with help from the department’s SWAT team.
On Monday, August 17, U.S. Marshals arrested Sebastian Abdul Miller in connection with the killing. Miller faces charges of first-degree murder with a firearm and discharging a firearm from a vehicle. He is currently being held at the Juvenile Assessment Center. The investigation remains ongoing. Boynton Beach Police thanked the Town of Lantana Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service for their help with the case.
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