Crime & Safety

Child, 4, Found Dead In Wimauma: Hillsborough County Sheriff

Investigators are looking into the death of a 4-year-old in Wimauma, the Hillsborough County sheriff said.

WIMAUMA, FL — Detectives are investigating the Friday afternoon death of a 4-year-old child in Wimauma, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Deputies didn’t share any additional information about the child, including their gender.

When investigators responded to the 2500 block of Tee Time Road around 3:30 p.m., they found an unresponsive child, the sheriff’s office said.

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The child was later pronounced dead.

Their cause of death is pending further review by the Medical Examiner’s Office.

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