Milner is charged with first-degree murder in West Palm Beach minister Akeem Moore's shooting.

A first-degree murder charge and a no-bond hold are process. They are not a conviction. On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, WPTV and CBS12 reported that Milner, 38, of West Palm Beach, made his first Palm Beach County court appearance after being extradited from Broward County. He faces first-degree murder with a firearm, attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and additional weapon and warrant-related counts tied to the early Sunday shooting that killed Mount Calvary Baptist Church minister Akeem Moore, 31. A judge ordered him held without bond. The next reported court date is Oct. 30.

According to the probable-cause affidavit as recounted by CBS12 and WPTV, Moore had been on a date with Loren Wilder on Sept. 27, 2026. After midnight they sat in Moore's white Ford Fusion outside Wilder's residence on the 500 block of Ontario Place in West Palm Beach. About 12:30 a.m., Wilder told police, a man pounded on the front passenger window. She recognized him as Hugh Milner, the ex-boyfriend of her sister, Shavon Wilder. Police say Milner appeared to mistake Loren Wilder for Shavon. Those are affidavit and witness accounts. They are not findings of guilt.

The affidavit summary says Milner pulled a black handgun, pointed it at the car, and shouted words to the effect of "Is this what we are doing now?" Moore put the car in reverse, rolled down the passenger window, and yelled that the passenger was not Shavon. As he backed up, Milner allegedly shot the passenger-side headlight, then kept firing as Moore drove north. Moore drove to West Palm Beach Fire Station No. 5. Investigators reported four spent casings and a projectile at Ontario Place, damage to the headlight and rear window, and blood in the driver's seat. Moore was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Medical Center at 3:07 a.m. Those are investigative allegations and hospital timing as reported. They are not a verdict.

Police say Milner fled south into Broward County and was tracked with license-plate readers before Broward deputies arrested him. He was extradited to Palm Beach County late Wednesday night. Detectives also reported reviewing texts Milner allegedly sent to Shavon Wilder shortly before the shooting. West Palm Beach Police Chief Tony Araujo called Moore a hero for driving his passenger to safety after being shot. A chief's praise and an extradition are not findings that the State has proved every element. Milner is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.