Octavis Anthony Myers, a Black/African American male, died on September 10, 2025, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Police were called at 4:30 p.m. to a home at 1730 NW 109 Avenue, where officers found Octavis Anthony Myers unresponsive in the garage and a woman, later identified as Tiara Belizaire-Young, deceased in a bedroom. Investigators quickly determined the deaths were criminal in nature.
Detectives announced on September 14 that they had developed evidence to arrest 27-year-old Isaiah Collins—grandson of the home’s owner—in connection with both killings. An off-duty Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted Collins in Miami Gardens that same day; during the attempt to take him into custody, he fled across the Florida Turnpike, jumped into a canal, climbed a tree, and was shot in the arm before being apprehended.
Authorities said the victims, identified as Tiara Belizaire-Young and Octavis Anthony Myers, had been staying at the residence briefly in the days before they were found. Police stated the victims had a personal relationship with the person responsible, and investigators believe the suspect acted alone; a motive had not been determined as of mid-September.
Isaiah Collins was charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and later denied bond while being held in Broward County. Coverage at the time noted he frequently lived with his grandmother at the home and that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reviewed the deputy-involved shooting during his capture, as is standard procedure.
Community and regional reports echoed the timeline of discovery and arrest: the initial police media release identified Octavis Anthony Myers by name while withholding the woman’s identity pending notification, and subsequent reports confirmed both victims and detailed Collins’s arrest after the pursuit.
