A Palm Beach County jury has sent two men to prison for life in the 2024 shooting death of 23-year-old Lee Daniels near the Lake Park marina, closing one chapter in a case that has gripped the tight-knit waterfront community.
Jurors found Le'Darius Flowers and Kedon Davis guilty of first-degree murder with a firearm in Daniels' killing and returned mandatory life sentences for both men after a nine-day trial, according to the Office of the State Attorney. The case was tried by Assistant State Attorneys Marci Rex and Natalia Savchyk.
A third defendant, 23-year-old Quran Nixon-Wynds, did not receive a verdict. The jury deadlocked on his charges, and a status hearing in his case is set for March 18, 2026.
Deadly afternoon by the marina
Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office were called just after 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2024, to the 100 block of Bayberry Drive in Lake Park, a short walk from the marina. There, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, who was rushed to St. Mary's Medical Center and later died, as reported by WFLX. The victim was identified as Daniels, age 23.
Shell casings, cameras and a digital trail
At trial, prosecutors walked jurors through what they said was a barrage of gunfire. Crime scene technicians recovered 32 shell casings, all from three separate 9 mm handguns, according to WPBF.
Jurors also heard how surveillance footage and license-plate reader cameras captured two vehicles leaving the area right after the shooting. Investigators said a 2003 black Nissan Altima was registered to Flowers and a 2011 dark-blue Hyundai Sonata was registered to Nixon-Wynds, WPBF reported.
Inside one of those cars, detectives found a wallet on the front passenger-side floorboard, and that wallet contained Davis' identification. Cellphone location data also placed a device linked to Davis near the homicide scene minutes before the gunfire, according to WPBF.
Arrests and a connected killing
Flowers and Nixon-Wynds were arrested on April 4, 2024, and Davis was taken into custody on April 24, 2024, during the course of the homicide investigation, as previously reported by WFLX.
Earlier reporting by The Palm Beach Post noted that all three men had ties to 20-year-old Brandon Watson, who was fatally shot in West Palm Beach on Jan. 31, 2024, just one day before Daniels was killed in Lake Park. Local authorities have continued to look at the events around both shootings as part of a broader probe.
What the life sentences mean
Under Florida law, first-degree murder is classified as a capital felony. If prosecutors do not seek, and a jury does not impose, the death penalty, a conviction typically results in life imprisonment without eligibility for release, according to the Florida Senate.
That is the outcome Flowers and Davis now face following the jury's verdict. Sentences for first-degree murder in Florida carry life terms unless the state pursues and a jury returns a death sentence, the state attorney's office has noted.
What is next for Nixon-Wynds
With jurors unable to reach a unanimous decision in Nixon-Wynds' case, a status hearing is scheduled for March 18, 2026. Court records will show whether prosecutors decide to seek a retrial or take a different path.
For now, the Lake Park community is left with two men serving life, one unresolved case, and lingering questions about how two deadly shootings unfolded on back-to-back days in early 2024.
