Victim Was on Her Way Home
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man was indicted on a charge of second-degree Murder for the fatal shooting of a Bronx mother of four who was walking home.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant allegedly opened fire on a public sidewalk killing a mother whose four sons were waiting for her to return home with dinner. This defendant’s alleged actions demonstrate a callous disregard for human life and resulted in the tragic death of an innocent bystander.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Jonathan Odenthal Diaz, 31, was today arraigned on the charge of second-degree Murder before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Darlene Goldberg. He was remanded and is due back in court on November 13, 2025.
According to the investigation, around 5:30 p.m. on January 6, 2017, the defendant allegedly fired multiple shots near Boston Road and East Tremont Avenue in the West Farms neighborhood. Cindy Diaz, 48, was walking back to her residence after purchasing meals from a fast-food restaurant for her children. The defendant allegedly shot her once in the chest and once in the arm. She was not the intended target. The victim was rushed to Saint Barnabas Hospital where she died from her injuries.
District Attorney Clark also thanked NYPD Detective Robert Cintron of the Bronx Homicide Division and NYPD Detective Andrew Nash of the 48th Precinct Squad for their assistance in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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