Woman arrested for murder of Jamaican-American man killed in Broward

A 29-year-old woman was arrested this week after being charged in the 2024 murder of Alec Hugh-Sam, a Jamaican-American father of two.

He was killed just hours after he had struck her during an encounter in Miami-Dade County.

According to Local10 News, detectives believe Yesenia Collier conspired with another woman and a gunman to orchestrate the fatal shooting of Hugh-Sam in Miramar.

Authorities say Hugh-Sam and Collier had spent time together at the Ghost Bar in Davie and later at Klub 24 in Opa-locka, where he reportedly slapped her in the face.

“He shot the [racial slur],” Collier said during a 911 call related to the shooting, according to records from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. She was also heard shouting, “He shot him! He shot him!” during the call.

Fatal shooting and investigation

Miramar police officers responding to the scene on Oct. 3, 2024, found Hugh-Sam “lying in the middle of the street” at the Avalon Miramar Park Place. Authorities say Steven LaPenta, 34, shot him once.