Florida Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for 44-Year-Old Shahidul Islam in 2025 Sister-in-Law Killing
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Florida Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for 44-Year-Old Shahidul Islam in 2025 Sister-in-Law Killing
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Summary
Lake County prosecutors said they will pursue the death penalty against Shahidul Islam, 44, after a grand jury indicted him on premeditated first-degree murder in the May 2, 2025 shooting death of Monica Islam.
DNA evidence, a bullet lodged in his car door, a shattered passenger window and what prosecutors called suspicious internet searches from the morning of the killing are central to the case.
Monica Islam was found hours after her disappearance with a gunshot wound to the head beside a road, after she was last seen walking toward Shahidul Islam's car, prosecutors said.
After the shooting, authorities say Islam rented a car, drove to New York City and was later located by local, state and federal officers; he was then returned to Lake County after a separate unlawful-entry prosecution.
Islam is being held without bond, and prosecutors said the gravity of the crime and its impact on the victim's family drove the decision to seek capital punishment.