Off-duty NYPD cop Arianna Reyes-Gomez has been stabbed to death by her estranged husband Argenis de Jesus Baez Pizano who then turned himself in. According to the Daily Mail, she was stabbed at an apartment complex in the Bronx.
Here are the details;
Arianna Reyes-Gomez, 31, was found unconscious and unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to her body at around 2:50am on Monday.
The stabbing took place inside a residential apartment on Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York, after a domestic dispute, cops said.
Following the attack, Gomez managed to call her cousin, who then called 911. Medics attempted to save her, but she died at the scene.
The officer’s 34-year-old husband, Argenis de Jesus Baez Pizano, turned himself in to police at the 44th precinct shortly after the bloody incident.
He was also pictured Monday night being walked by officers to a squad car outside the precinct while in handcuffs after being taken into custody.
The couple were estranged, but had never been reported to local authorities before. Gomez joined the NYPD in April 2019 and was assigned to a transit district in Brooklyn.
Later in the day, the force tweeted: ‘Today, we mourn. Our hearts are heavy as we investigate the tragic murder of an NYPD officer who was off-duty last night in the Bronx. We’re here for her loved ones, her fellow cops — and to ensure the person responsible is brought to justice.’
Pizano, is not believed to have a criminal history. The couple had a three-year-old son who is living in Georgia with relatives, according to NBC.
He has been charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, authorities said.
A motive for the killing has not been made clear.
‘We’ve had far to many cases of domestic violence homicides in the Bronx,’ said Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said.
‘It can happen to anyone, even police officers, even first responders. So it just reminds us that we have to keep doing this work, we have to keep focusing on resources and programs for victims of domestic violence, giving them a safe space and an outlet to go to.’
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