Crime & Safety

Tampa Homicide Victim Identified

The Tampa Police Department is investigating the Thursday morning death of a 39-year-old man.

TAMPA, FL — The Tampa Police Department is investigating the death of a 39-year-old man whose body was found early Thursday morning.

According to the agency, officers responded to the 5100 block of North 21st Street after receiving a 911 call around 12:42 a.m. April 27. When they arrived, they found Curtis Eugene Thomas dead.

Police say Thomas “suffered severe trauma to his upper body.”

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Further details about the case are not yet available. Police have not yet released suspect information.

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