The chilling moment man walks up to cops and calmly tells them he has killed FIVE family members – and at first they think he is JOKING before hurriedly arresting him
This is the chilling moment an Ohio mass murderer approached police and told them he had murdered five members of his family, prompting police to think he was joking or mentally ill.
Martin Muniz, 41, has been charged with the aggravated murder of four members of his family and the attempted murder of a fifth who survived in January 2023.
Newly released police bodycam footage shows the moment Muniz approached a passing police car in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Center.
Muniz pokes his head through the police officers’ car and calmly tells them, “I did something bad” and “I mean it, I’m not crazy, you can go to the address, but I want you to handcuff me first put on’.
Eventually, the police stop and contact the center to express their skepticism about his claims.
Martin Muniz, 41, has been charged with the aggravated murder of four members of his family and the attempted murder of a fifth who survived in January 2023
Muniz previously served more than 20 years in prison on unrelated charges
Newly released police bodycam footage shows the moment Muniz approached a passing police car at Brooklyn Center in Cleveland
“He said he killed five people,” an officer is heard saying without a sense of urgency.
At the same time, dispatch received a call from Muniz’s ex-girlfriend, Lourdes Martinez, who claimed he had called her and confessed to “killing his entire family.”
“He said he killed his sister, brother-in-law and two children and his sister’s father.”
“His mother is on her way,” Martinez added.
“Do you think he meant it?” the coordinator asked doubtfully.
“He’s bipolar and said he has a gun and two bullets left in it.”
Moments later, 911 is called again by Janel Gabriel, a member of Muniz’s extended family, who has been told that Muniz had murdered everyone in a family home on Mack Court.
Police eventually arrive at the Mack Court home and find Muniz’s mother outside the property.
Bodycam footage shows Muniz asking police to handcuff him after the horrific murders
Officers found the bodies of Angelic Gonzalez, 34, in her family home
Gonzalez’s father, her father Miguel Gonzalez, 69, was also found shot to death in the home
Anthony Boothe, Angelic’s husband, was found seriously injured but alive. He later died in hospital from his injuries
Gonzalez’s son, her son Jayden Baez, 16, was also found dead at the property
Boothe’s daughter, only eight years old, had been shot in the neck but was the only survivor
“My daughter lives here,” she tells the police officers when they arrive.
“I got a call from two cousins (to say) my son killed them all.
‘Don’t know. I just got here and I don’t trust him. I was afraid I was waiting for you.’
The police eventually enter the building to discover the gruesome scene.
“Oh shit, there’s someone in the bed,” you hear an officer say.
“Someone is moving too,” answers another.
“Yo, it’s really to get EMS rolling.”
Officers found the bodies of Angelic Gonzalez, 34, her father Miguel Gonzalez, 69, and her son Jayden Baez, 16.
Anthony Boothe, Angelic’s husband, was found seriously injured but alive. He later died in hospital from his injuries.
Boothe’s daughter, only eight years old, had been shot in the neck but survived.
According to Chanel Three News, an ominous Facebook post days before the shooting indicated premeditation.
“The end is not yet in sight,” he wrote.
In May 2023, the incarcerated Muniz confessed to an unsolved murder from ten years ago.
He confessed to killing Jaime Molina, 45, in October 2013 in North Camden, New Jersey.
Muniz is being held in lieu of $5 million bail and his trial will take place later this year.