Andrea Cantarini, 37, was found dead inside her Bronx apartment Tuesday night after a terrifying incident that reportedly prompted her father to call 911 for help. Her 38-year-old boyfriend was also found dead at the scene, with both suffering fatal gunshot wounds to the head. Investigators are treating the case as an apparent murder-suicide.
Police officers from the NYPD’s 50th Precinct rushed to 3950 Blackstone Avenue in the Riverdale section of the Bronx shortly after 9 p.m. on November 3. The emergency response followed a 911 call reporting an assault inside the residential building.
According to information from investigators, Cantarini’s father contacted authorities after becoming concerned that his daughter’s boyfriend was trying to kill her. Further details about what happened during the call have not been fully established by police.
When officers entered the apartment, they found Cantarini and the 38-year-old man with gunshot wounds to their heads. Emergency medical workers responded and tried to provide assistance, but both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary findings point to the boyfriend shooting Cantarini before turning the gun on himself. A firearm believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered inside the apartment.
Additional details have since emerged about the father’s reported 911 call. Investigators are looking into information that he heard his daughter screaming and what sounded like three gunshots during a phone call. The man was also reportedly heard saying, “It’s over for her.” Authorities have not publicly confirmed every detail surrounding that account.
Cantarini was identified as the 37-year-old woman killed in the apartment. The man’s name had not been publicly released as of Wednesday morning because authorities were still working to notify his family. Police have not released further information about what led to the shooting.
The deaths have left several important questions unanswered, including what happened inside the apartment before the gunfire and whether anyone else was aware of the trouble between the couple. No arrests have been reported, and the NYPD investigation remains ongoing.