An estranged husband shot his wife’s new beau to death outside the victim’s Queens home Thursday –while the woman looked on and tried in vain to intervene, according to cops and a witness.
Jose Centeno, 55, repeatedly blasted Antonio Cantor, 50, in the chest and stomach around 10:30 p.m. in front of the residence on 119th Street near 28th Avenue in College Point, authorities said.
The gravely wounded Cantor was rushed to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he soon succumbed to his injuries, police said.
Audwin Caines, 62, is allegedly shot and killed his estranged wife as she tried to shield her daughter, prosecutors said. NYPD 113 PrecinctCenteno – who sources say is separated from his wife – initially fled the scene, but turned himself in around 2 a.m. at the 109th Precinct station house, which covers the area, cops said.
Centeno, who lives less than 2 miles from the scene, was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
A man who works at a scrap metal yard across the street and identified himself as Vince, said he viewed surveillance footage of the moment the two men “tussled” before the murder.
“The woman saw the whole thing,” Vince said. “She actually got in between the two.”
Ramsay, who was shot in the head, was found face-down on the ground unconscious and unresponsive. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/ShutterstockVince described the victim as a contractor who was “very handy” and “would help the lady across the street.”
“He would always be available and cut the grass for us,” Vince added. “He watched our peach tree. You’re not going to find anyone to say anything bad about the guy.”
Caines is also accused of stabbing his estranged wife with a broken bottle of alcohol in another attack last year, the DA’s office said. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
If convicted, Caines could spend 25 years to life behind bars. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Before the murder, Caines allegedly smashed the window of Ramsay’s car with a brick and sent her threatening messages on Whatsapp, prosecutors said. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/ShutterstockA long trail of blood spatter stained the sidewalk outside the victim’s home Friday.
