Body found in vacant lot in Tampa, sheriff’s office investigating

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is on scene of a death investigation Tuesday evening.

Deputies are on scene in a vacant lot on the corner of 131^st Street and North Taliaferro Avenue.

The sheriff’s office said a body of an adult was discovered dead in the lot at 1:30 p.m.

Preliminary information indicates the  victim did not die of natural causes.

Detectives and crime scene investigators are processing the scene.

The victim’s identity has not been released.STORIES OTHERS ARE CLICKING ON:

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