Man kills wife in murder-suicide, leaves her dead in car parked on Water Street: HCSO

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Two people are dead following a murder-suicide that occurred overnight in downtown Tampa.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2800 block of Cedaridge Drive just after 9 p.m. Friday after receiving a report of a missing woman.

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Just after midnight, detectives found the woman, 28-year-old Waleska Gomez Barroeta, dead in a car parked outside the Heron apartment building, located at 815 Water Street.

Authorities said the suspect, 31-year-old Franklin Vegas Delgado, called a relative and told them he had killed his wife.

Vegas reports Delgado left the parking lot where his wife was found and fled on foot. At 1:20 a.m. he was found with self-inflicted injuries at the Marriott Waterside Hotel, 505 Water Street. The hotel is located about half a mile from where he killed his wife.

Deputies say the mother of an unidentified toddler was dropped off at a Florida daycare

“Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the family and loved ones affected by this heartbreaking tragedy,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “This is an unimaginable loss and a painful reminder that violence is never the answer.”

This remains under investigation.

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