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USF PhD Student Found Dead on Bridge as Police Arrest Roommate and Search for Second

Detectives say evidence ties the arrested roommate to the body, with autopsy results pending.

Overview

  • Zamil Limon, 27, was found dead Friday on the Howard Frankland Bridge that connects Tampa and St. Petersburg.
  • Deputies arrested roommate Hisham Abugharbieh after a domestic-violence call at his Lake Forest home near the University of South Florida, following a brief standoff with negotiators and a SWAT team.
  • He faces counts of assault, unlawful detention, evidence tampering, failing to report a death, and illegal transport of a corpse.
  • Investigators say they have linked Abugharbieh to Limon’s body, and authorities report no other suspects at this time.
  • Nahida Bristy, 27, remains missing and was labeled “in danger” after new information reached deputies, while the medical examiner works to determine Limon’s cause and manner of death.