Man, 70, accused of stabbing 73-year-old woman to death at Tampa park

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man is accused of holding a woman against her will and later stabbing her to death at a Tampa park.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said it received several 911 calls about a stabbing at Country Run Park on Pepperfield Drive just before 7 p.m. Sunday.

Deputies arrived at the scene and learned that a dispute had occurred between a 70-year-old Manuel Gonzalez and 73-year-old Alida Simmons, according to HCSO.

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The sheriff’s office said both Gonzalez and Simmons suffered stab wounds and were taken to a nearby hospital…

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