More than a year after a woman was shot dead on a quiet stretch of West Livingston Street, Orlando police say they have their suspect. Marcus Antoinne Lambert, 65, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Nevaeh Shyanna Marie Zeigler, who was killed on May 18, 2025.
According to WFTV, officers responded to the 700 block of West Livingston Street after a reported shooting and found Zeigler suffering from gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they established probable cause against Lambert and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with her death. As reported by WESH, “Marcus Antoinne Lambert is accused in the shooting death of Nevaeh Shyanna Marie Zeigler.”
The station also reported that it remains unclear whether Lambert and Zeigler knew each other. Per the same account, detectives spent the last year building the case before moving toward an arrest.
A Year of Quiet Casework
Per WFTV, the Orlando Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit investigated the case over the following year with assistance from crime scene personnel. The department says it is withholding additional details to protect the investigation and future court proceedings, and officials describe the probe as still active. WESH similarly reported that detectives have continued building the case over the last year and that the investigation remains active.
Part of a Broader Drop in Orlando Homicides
The arrest comes as Orlando has posted its lowest homicide count in more than five decades. The city recorded 10 homicides in 2025, the lowest number since the Orlando Police Department began tracking homicide data in 1971, according to the Orlando Sentinel. That total marks a 68% decrease in homicides from 2023 through 2025, and the paper reported a one-year drop of 58% in Orlando’s homicide rate between 2024 and 2025 alone…