Crime & Safety
Murder-Suicide Suspected In Tampa Shooting: Hillsborough Sheriff
Two bodies were found in the parking lot of a Tampa hospital Wednesday evening, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
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TAMPA, FL — Deputies are investigating a suspected murder-suicide in Tampa, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office news release.
The agency received a call about two possibly dead people in a parking lot at HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, 6001 Webb Road, Wednesday just after 6:30 p.m.
Responding deputies found two bodies,a woman with gunshot wounds and a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said.
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The investigation is ongoing.
If you or someone you know is considering harming themselves, help is available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached by calling 988. Immediate help is also available in an emergency by dialing 911. Additional mental health and suicide prevention resources are available online.
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