Man Asked Delivery Driver to Call 911 After Mother's Death

A Delivery Driver Became Part of the 911 Call

A food delivery driver arriving at a Miami high-rise became an unexpected part of a murder investigation when a man in the lobby asked her to call 911. Police say the man was Stefano Cremasco Cicero, 36, whose mother was later found dead inside his 47th-floor apartment.

Cremasco Cicero, a restaurant operating manager, was arrested shortly after 5 a.m. on Sept. 4 and charged with second-degree murder with a weapon. He has not been convicted, and the allegations against him remain for the court to decide.

Police Went Upstairs After the Call

According to an arrest affidavit described by People and local Florida reporting, Cremasco Cicero let the delivery driver into the building and asked her to contact 911. He initially used his own phone and then passed it to the driver so she could speak with the dispatcher.

When officers arrived, the driver gave police the phone. Cremasco Cicero allegedly told officers that he had acted in self-defense. Police then went to the apartment, where they found his mother dead near the entrance.

Surveillance Became Part of the Timeline

Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the building as they reconstructed the hours before officers arrived. Reporting on the affidavit says Cremasco Cicero and his mother had returned to the apartment together around 10:32 p.m.

Several hours later, cameras allegedly showed him entering an elevator alone. Authorities say evidence collected from the apartment and building became part of the case supporting the murder charge. The reporting includes graphic descriptions of the scene that are not necessary to explain the legal allegations.

His Mother Was Visiting From Mexico

Police learned that Cremasco Cicero’s mother was visiting from Mexico. Investigators also contacted his wife, who was in Paris at the time. According to the affidavit, she told authorities that her husband and his mother had not been close since his parents’ divorce.

People reported that Cremasco Cicero had been under stress connected with the planned opening of a new restaurant in Coconut Grove. That detail is part of the police account, but authorities have not established a motive for the killing, and stress should not be treated as an explanation for what happened.

Police Say He Was Seen Leaving the Apartment Before Dawn

The building’s surveillance system gave detectives a timeline that extended beyond the 911 call. According to reporting on the arrest affidavit, cameras showed Cremasco Cicero and his mother returning to the high-rise late the previous evening. Several hours later, he was allegedly recorded entering the elevator by himself shortly before officers were summoned.

Investigators used those images together with statements from the delivery driver and evidence from the apartment to support the arrest. The footage does not replace the need for a court to evaluate the full case, but it provides prosecutors with a documented sequence around the period in which they allege the killing occurred.

His Self-Defense Claim Will Be Tested Against the Evidence

Cremasco Cicero’s reported statement to officers that he was defending himself is an important part of the case because it offers an account different from the murder allegation. Authorities have not publicly released enough information to evaluate that claim fully, and the available reporting does not establish what happened immediately before his mother died.

That question will matter as the prosecution develops. Police and prosecutors will rely on physical evidence, surveillance, witness statements and the defendant’s own account, while the defense will have the opportunity to challenge those conclusions. At this stage, the charge establishes what prosecutors allege, not what a jury has found.

The Case Has Moved Into Court

A judge denied Cremasco Cicero bond on the murder charge, according to Local 10. Jail records also showed an immigration hold. Miami police described the incident as isolated and domestic, indicating they did not believe there was a broader danger to the public.

The most unusual part of the case remains the way police were summoned. A delivery worker who expected to complete an ordinary drop-off instead found herself speaking to a 911 dispatcher at a high-rise lobby while the man beside her was about to become the focus of a homicide investigation.

For Cremasco Cicero’s family, the court process now follows a death that happened during what had been a visit between mother and son. Prosecutors will have to prove the murder allegation in court, and his self-defense claim will be evaluated through that legal process.

References: People - Delivery Driver Asked to Call 911 | Local 10 - Miami High-Rise Murder Case

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