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Tampa Police Need Help Solving Homicide

A man’s body was found in a car on Saturday and Tampa Police are asking the public for any information that might lead to an arrest.

TAMPA, FL — The Tampa Police Department needs help solving a murder mystery that began to unfold over the weekend.

According to the agency, officers found Pablo Bautista, 49, dead inside a red Honda Civic that was parked near 49th Street and 10th Avenue Saturday evening. Bautista, the agency wrote in an email to media, died as a result of upper body trauma.

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Police are now asking for anyone with information related to Bautista’s death to come forward. Tips related to the case may be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 800-873-TIPS.

No further information about the case has been released at this time.

Photos of Pablo Bautista and the car involved in the case courtesy of the Tampa Police Department

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