{"id":443777,"date":"2022-05-08T03:16:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T00:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/anna-torres-mom-lay-helpless-as-daughter-gunned-down-in-queens\/"},"modified":"2022-05-08T03:16:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T00:16:03","slug":"anna-torres-mom-lay-helpless-as-daughter-gunned-down-in-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anna-torres-mom-lay-helpless-as-daughter-gunned-down-in-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"#Anna Torres&#8217; mom lay helpless as daughter gunned down in Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af74b6d3ed6a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af74b6d3ed6a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anna-torres-mom-lay-helpless-as-daughter-gunned-down-in-queens\/#%E2%80%9CAnna_Torres_mom_lay_helpless_as_daughter_gunned_down_in_Queens%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Anna Torres&#8217; mom lay helpless as daughter gunned down in Queens&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAnna_Torres_mom_lay_helpless_as_daughter_gunned_down_in_Queens%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Anna Torres&#8217; mom lay helpless as daughter gunned down in Queens&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The bedridden mother of a tarot card reader who was shot in the head and killed said she lay by helplessly in another room, watching as her daughter was gunned down in cold blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw everything h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening to my daughter,\u201d Aurea Ruiz, 74, said in a phone interview with The Post about the fatal shooting of her daughter Anna Torres, 51.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe opened the door. I was in another room \u2026 so I couldn\u2019t see who was on the other side. I\u2019m bed-bound,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cAll I saw was a hand with a gun. I thought it was a fake gun because of the color. He was one or two feet away from the door. I heard my daughter saying, \u2018No, no, no.\u2019 I said, \u2018Anna, what\u2019s going on, honey? What happened?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then saw the gunman walk into the house, although he was wearing a hoodie and she could not see his face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s when the shooting started,\u201d she said. \u201cI saw the gun shooting her. I heard three shots but could have been more. I heard, \u2018pop, pop, pop.\u2019 There were few seconds in-between, not much time apart \u2026 She fell near the steps to go upstairs. I can\u2019t walk, I stayed in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giuseppe Canzani, 41, allegedly admitted to shooting Torres after she\u2019d answered the door to her Ozone Park home around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, killing her \u201cbecause she was a witch,\u201d according to sources.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/queens-shooting-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Giuseppe Canzoni, 41, at Queens Criminal Court \" class=\"wp-image-22183202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/queens-shooting-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/queens-shooting-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/queens-shooting-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Giuseppe Canzoni appears at Queens Criminal Court. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jesse Ward for DailyMail.com\/P00L<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canzani believed the clairvoyant \u2014 who did fortune and tarot card readings out of her home \u2014 had cast a spell on him, cursing him, one source\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>Ruiz was helpless to go to her daughter\u2019s aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to throw myself down off the bed but I would never make it because of my leg,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cIf I could walk, I would run to my daughter and he would have to shoot me, too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/torres-mother-2.jpg?w=322\" alt=\"Anna (tarot card) Torres\u2019s mother.\" class=\"wp-image-22183247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/torres-mother-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/torres-mother-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/torres-mother-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/torres-mother-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/torres-mother-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>Anna Torres was taking care of her mother in her Queens home. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI cried because because I couldn\u2019t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Torres took care of Ruiz, the mom recalled, waking her up every morning, making sure she took her medication, asking what she wanted for breakfast and laying out water, her toothbrush and toothpaste on her bedside table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was like my nurse,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cShe was cooking for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now the family is in mourning. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was beautiful inside and out, wonderful, giving,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cShe was very generous and I\u2019m going to miss her very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruiz said she did not know Canzani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand why that guy did it because there are so many people she did work for who loved her,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cShe helped so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The image of the gun in the killer\u2019s hand, and the weapon firing, she said, \u201cI can\u2019t get that picture of my head.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Longtime client Miriam Lester, 47, had been using Torres\u2019 services for more than 20 years and slammed Canzani for suggesting the psychic would harm anyone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/giuseppe-canzani-arrested.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Giuseppe Canzani walked out of the 106th Police Precinct\" class=\"wp-image-22183200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/giuseppe-canzani-arrested.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/giuseppe-canzani-arrested.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/giuseppe-canzani-arrested.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Canzani is escorted by police out of 106 Police Precinct. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/anna-torres-murder-tarot-card-2_jpeg.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Queens shooting victim Anna Torres\" class=\"wp-image-22183199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/anna-torres-murder-tarot-card-2_jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/anna-torres-murder-tarot-card-2_jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/anna-torres-murder-tarot-card-2_jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Queens shooting victim Anna Torres performed readings, cleanses and other psychic services across NYC. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Anna torres<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEven if she was a witch, she is not gonna do that to nobody. Even if she is a witch she does good to help people,\u201d Lester said. <\/p>\n<p>Three people at what is believed to be Canzani\u2019s Howard Beach home refused to comment Saturday, before one man tried to run down a Post reporter and photographer with a car. <\/p>\n<p>The older gentleman drove his vehicle onto the sidewalk and into the yard in the direction of the reporter, narrowly missing her, then backed the vehicle in the direction of the photojournalist\u2019s car. No one was hurt. <\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Khristina Narizhnaya<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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