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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent of Dominican descent was discovered dead alongside his partner in a Riverdale apartment in the Bronx, with authorities treating the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide, Diario Libre reports. The NYPD identified the agent as Juan Cornelio Díaz, 38, and his partner as Andrea Cantarini, 37. Both victims bore gunshot wounds to the head when they were found on Tuesday, November 4th.
The discovery came after Cantarini’s father contacted emergency services following a distressing phone call. According to amNewYork, the father heard his daughter screaming and what sounded like three gunshots during their conversation. During that same call, Díaz allegedly told the father, "It’s over for her," according to sources familiar with the investigation cited by the outlet.
Cantarini had recently completed her nursing diploma in 2025 while raising her four-year-old daughter at the time, according to an interview she gave to the City University of New York (CUNY). The NYPD has not released details about the circumstances leading to the shooting or disclosed any potential motive. The investigation remains ongoing.
The incident occurred in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, a neighborhood in New York City with a significant Dominican and Caribbean diaspora population.
The case involves a Dominican-born federal agent and has drawn attention from Spanish-language Caribbean media outlets, reflecting the deep connections between Dominican communities in New York and the island nation.
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- Diario Libre
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