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Tampa police investigating death of man found in abandoned car

A neighbor called to report a car abandoned at a vacant house Monday morning.
 
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Published Feb. 24, 2020

Tampa police are investigating the death of a man who was found Monday morning in an abandoned car.

Police said a neighbor called police about 7:20 a.m. to report an abandoned car behind a vacant house on 43rd Street near Fern Avenue.

Officers discovered a man dead inside the car who was the victim of a homicide. Police said they have identified the man and notified his family, but they did not release his name to the public.

“Detectives are working leads, but this is not a random act,” police said in a news release.

No other details were released.