There will be no Clematis by Night on Thursday, February 12, or GreenMarket on Saturday, February 14, 2026, because of the Palm Tree Music Festival along the West Palm Beach Waterfront. Clematis by Night will be back on Thursday, February 19, and the GreenMarket with our great vendors will be back on February 21.
City Hall, the Mandel Public Library and Grassy Waters Preserve Nature Center will be closed Monday, February 16, in observance of Presidents Day. Regular trash collections will continue on schedule. City Hall and Grassy Waters will re-open at 8 a.m. Tuesday; the Mandel Library Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The regularly scheduled City Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 17, at 5 p.m.
Published on August 26, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 26, 2025) — West Palm Beach Police responded to a shooting in the 4100 block of Haden Avenue around 8:20 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers found 75-year-old Leroy Scott with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased shortly afterward.
Detectives identified the victim's daughter, 43-year-old Leah Scott, as the suspect. She was taken into custody around 10 a.m., roughly two miles from the scene.
Leah Scott faces charges first-degree murder and discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, pursuant to Florida Statutes 782.04(1)(a) and 790.115.
The West Palm Beach Police Department extends its gratitude to its law enforcement partners, including the Palm Beach County School District Police Department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, for their valuable assistance.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-8477 or online at www.crimestopperspbc.com.
Case no.: 20250013213
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Rachel Leitao
Public Information Officer
pdpio@wpb.org