{"id":350906,"date":"2026-07-24T09:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350906\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:39:20","slug":"tampa-police-find-2-dead-during-search-for-person-of-interest-in-gated-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350906\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa police find 2 dead during search for person of interest in gated community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 The Tampa Police Department is investigating the deaths of two people after their search for a person of interest took a dark turn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers said they were looking for a person of interest in an unrelated case at a home on the 9400 block of Hunters Pond Drive, located in the Hunter&#8217;s Green gated community, at 12:04 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Lawn care crew finds dead woman in Plant City, deputies say;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/hillsborough-county\/lawn-care-crew-finds-dead-woman-in-plant-city-deputies-say\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Lawn care crew finds dead woman in Plant City, deputies say\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While at the home, officers saw signs that pointed to a dead person being inside the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Upon entry, the officers found a dead man, who was their person of interest, and a dead woman at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A sign outside of an entrance to the Hunter's Green gated development (WFLA)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/e47b253037ea86e52dbc93d80b7f7885.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A sign outside of an entrance to the Hunter&#8217;s Green gated development (WFLA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The deaths appear to be related, according to police. 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