The Brief
- Tampa police are investigating two connected deaths in Old Seminole Heights involving a man and a woman who knew each other, occurring early Monday morning.
- Officers found a man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a running vehicle on North Central Avenue, and hours later discovered an unresponsive woman at a nearby home.
- Detectives say the cases are not believed to be random, and the Medical Examiner will determine the woman’s cause of death as the investigation continues.
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who knew each other in two connected incidents that happened in the Old Seminole Heights neighborhood early Monday morning.
Man found dead in vehicle
What we know:
According to the Tampa Police Department, shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Monday, officers were dispatched to the 6900 block of North Central Avenue after reports of a vehicle that’s engine was running but was stopped in the middle of the road.
When officers arrived, they found a man, the only person in the vehicle, dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to investigators.
Woman dies in burned home
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