Police identify body found in water as missing Tampa man

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Published  January 8, 2025 2:15pm EST
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The Brief

    • Tampa police said the body of Armando Guzman-Ortiz, 23, was pulled from the water on Monday.
    • The discovery was made off Chapin St.
    • Guzman-Ortiz lived nearby and was reported missing on Dec. 26, according to TPD.

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department identified a body pulled from the water earlier this week as that of a 23-year-old man who had been missing since December.

The backstory: Tampa police responded to reports of a body in the water off Chapin. St. shortly after 3 p.m. Monday.

Members of the dive team pulled the man's body out.

The Tampa Police Dept. identified a body pulled from the water off Chapin St. as a 23-year-old man who had been missing since Dec. 26.

What we know: Investigators identified the man Wednesday as Armando Guzman-Ortiz, who lived nearby and was reported missing on Dec. 26.

TPD said foul play is not suspected in his death, but the exact circumstances remain under investigation.

The Source: Information for this story came from a previous FOX 13 report and a news release provided by the Tampa Police Department.

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