Bronx Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder‑Suicide

Overview

• A worried father called 911 after overhearing his daughter scream and what sounded like three gunshots, and officers who arrived at the Riverdale apartment found two people dead.
• The woman was identified as 37‑year‑old Andrea Cantarini and the other was a 38‑year‑old man; both suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the head, police said.
• Authorities recovered a firearm at the scene and are treating the case as an apparent murder‑suicide that likely stemmed from a domestic dispute.
• EMS units pronounced both victims dead at the apartment on 3950 Blackstone Avenue and investigators are continuing active work while withholding the suspected shooter’s name pending family notification.
• Local reports include domestic‑violence and suicide hotline information and note the case adds to recent concerns about lethal intimate‑partner violence in the area.