Police are investigating an apparent double murder-suicide in southwest Miami-Dade that left a 6-year-old boy and his parents dead.
Authorities believe Juan Carlos Cantos Padron strangled his girlfriend of seven years, Raiza Dominguez Mateo, then killed the couple's young son, Yoan Sebastian Cantos, before taking his own life.
The family's apartment complex has been buzzing with talk of the violence, which unfolded Tuesday evening when Dominguez Mateo was found dead inside the family's apartment, according to Hialeah police.
Shortly after, an Amber Alert was issued for Yoan Sebastian Cantos, who police believed was with his father. Authorities said the vehicle wanted in the Amber Alert was found in Florida City with two bodies inside overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. Detectives said the bodies belonged to Yoan and Cantos Padron. It's not yet clear how they died.
Police said Cantos Padron and Dominguez Mateo were involved in a seven-year relationship, with a history of domestic disputes. One neighbor told NBC 6 the couple recently separated, and she often heard them fighting.
The family is now the center of a Hialeah police investigation.
"I think it's horrible and random because that kind of stuff doesn't happen in Hialeah," said a neighbor, Bruno Rodriguez.
