Crime & Safety
Tampa Police Identify Homicide Victim Found Near New Orleans Avenue
Detectives are describing the cause of death as "upper body trauma."

TAMPA, FL - Tampa police have identified the victim of a homicide whose body was found Friday morning near the 1000 block of E. New Orleans Avenue. The name of the victim is Monica Caridad Hoffa, 32, according to a police report.
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Detectives are describing the cause of death as "upper body trauma." The circumstances of her death and other details are under investigation, police said.
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Her body was found Friday morning by a city of Tampa employee. Tampa police were notified about 9:30 a.m.
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