Crime & Safety
Discovered Body Is Missing New Tampa Teen
Noah Kushner's lifeless body was discovered in the USF area early this morning.
Less than 24 hours after his parents issued a missing persons report with the Tampa Police Department, Noah Kushner of New Tampa was found dead.
An unknown body was discovered on the ground between a basketball court and a vacant apartment building on 42nd Street near Fletcher Avenue early this morning. Authorities later identified that person as Kushner, a 16-year-old Cory Lake Isles resident.
The circumstances and nature of Kushner's death are still under investigation, but there were no physical signs of trauma.
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A man who answered the phone at the Cozumel Isle Drive home where Kushner lived said he didn't wish to speak with any reporters when Patch tried to contact the family.
According to reports, Kushner had last been seen Monday riding a bike on the 1800 block of Cozumel Isle Drive.
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