{"id":225414,"date":"2026-04-09T21:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/225414\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:36:07","slug":"fort-lauderdale-mayors-ex-partner-found-dead-by-possible-suicide-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/225414\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale mayor’s ex partner found dead by possible suicide, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former partner of Fort Lauderdale <\/a>Mayor Dean Trantalis was found dead by suicide on Thursday morning, police say. <\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale police<\/a> say Daniel Curran was pronounced dead on his 35th birthday after they received a call for a suicide at a high-rise building located at the 3000 block of Northeast 36th Street. <\/p>\n

The police’s preliminary information revealed that Curran jumped from the 12th-floor balcony of the building. He was pronounced dead on the scene. <\/p>\n

Mayor Trantalis issued a statement in response to his ex-partner’s death, saying, “He was a loving individual, and my sympathies go out to his family. Perhaps now, the pain he endured will subside. May he rest in peace.” <\/p>\n

Curran’s death comes a day after he appeared in court after being arrested for attacking the mayor last year<\/p>\n

Curran was arrested<\/a> last November, accused of attacking the mayor outside of his home and violating a court order prohibiting contact. <\/p>\n

Both he and the mayor appeared in court on Wednesday, where modifications were made to the court order after Trantalis told the court that he felt Curan was no longer a threat. <\/p>\n

According to his arrest report, he was charged last year with battery on a person 65 years of age or older and violating an injunction for protection against domestic violence. <\/p>\n

Investigators said officers saw Curran in Trantalis’ driveway despite there being an active protection order in place that barred him from approaching the mayor. <\/p>\n

The two had been in a relationship and lived together since March 2025, according to the affidavit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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