2 men die in apparent murder-suicide at home in South Miami: MDSO
Two men are dead after an apparent murder-suicide at a home in South Miami over the weekend, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
South Miami Police officers responded to a home at 5711 Twin Lake Drive at around 2:55 p.m. Sunday for reports of a shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.
Once there, they found the bodies of two men who had been shot.
“MDSO Homicide detectives responded and took over the investigation,” the sheriff’s office said. “One of the males was suffering from a self inflicted gunshot wound, which has led detectives to believe this incident to be a domestic related murder-suicide.”
Deputies identified the victim as 46-year-old Luis Eduardo Quintero Sanchez and the subject as 63-year-old Peter Jesus Cabanzon.
Authorities did not describe their relationship, but neighbors identified them as a couple.
“I don’t believe it,” one woman who works across the street, Clementina, said of the violence. “[The victim] was super polite, a very charismatic person.”
A neighbor who did not want to be identified said he had just returned home from Carnival on the Mile when he heard two gunshots.
“Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, I went to go and edit a video and in the process I heard two pops,” the neighbor said. “I think I must’ve seen about 15 patrol cars that blocked the roadway, a lot of police activity. It didn’t really make sense for this area. This area is super safe.”
The neighbor said he couldn’t believe the news, remembering both men as peaceful and kind.
“Peter is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, honestly like a very very great neighbor. People say that about their neighbors but Peter truly was a great neighbor, he would help us out. I was super surprised to hear that it came from there,” he said. “We would help each other out if we were having house issues together. Like we had a water leak once and Peter came to help us out and fix it so he was always there, you know.”
Neighbors said Cabanzon was a teacher, and records showed he was licensed to work with students with disabilities.
