Thursday, February 25, 2010

Tampa, FL: Man dead, woman injured following attempted murder-suicide, deputies say

By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 07:09 AM

TAMPA — A man is dead and a woman injured after an apparent attempted murder-suicide at an apartment near the University of South Florida, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were called to the back of a wooded condo complex at Stone Creek Pointe, 13374 Arbor Pointe Circle, at about 6:15 a.m. When they got there, they found a man dead. A woman was transported to the University Community Hospital on Fletcher Avenue.

Hillsborough Captain Alan Hill said the woman is the victim.

Authorities had marked off an area surrounding Apartment 104, a first-floor unit, with yellow crime scene tape by 7:30 a.m. About a dozen deputies and CSI units were investigating the scene.

No other details are yet known.

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