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…