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University Says Campus Safe After Arrest Over Bridge Death

4/25/2026

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Limayem Assures Safety

University President Moez Limayem declared the incident isolated and assured there is no ongoing threat to campus safety.
Police arrested Hisham Abugharbeih after a domestic-violence report and found Zamil Limon’s remains on the Howard Frankland Bridge Friday morning.
Hisham Abugharbeih faces domestic-violence, false-imprisonment, evidence-tampering, and failure-to-report-death charges.
Chad Chronister pledged to pursue leads, hold perpetrators accountable, and urged help finding Nahida Bristy.

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Police End Standoff

Police reported the suspect surrendered peacefully after a SWAT team was deployed to his Tampa home.
Human remains identified as Zamil Limon were discovered on the Howard Frankland Bridge Friday morning.
Roommate Hisham faces charges domestic violence, simple battery, false imprisonment, evidence tampering, and body concealment.
Authorities closed Lake Forest Community’s entrance and exit Friday, then declared the situation resolved.

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Sheriff Identifies

The missing students were a 27-year-old Bangladeshi doctoral couple currently at USF.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office identified Zamil Limon’s remains on the Howard Frankland Bridge and arrested roommate Hisham Abugharbeih.
Police responded to a domestic-violence call, evacuated family, and deployed SWAT before the suspect surrendered.
An autopsy is pending, and authorities searching for Nahida Bristy, urging tips to sheriff’s office.

Blindspot

Center coverage identified the missing students as a Bangladeshi couple enrolled in doctoral programs, a detail that Left coverage did not include.
Center coverage reported that an autopsy was pending to determine the cause of death, a point that Right coverage omitted.

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Limayem Assures Safety

University President Moez Limayem declared the incident isolated and assured there is no ongoing threat to campus safety.
Police arrested Hisham Abugharbeih after a domestic-violence report and found Zamil Limon’s remains on the Howard Frankland Bridge Friday morning.
Hisham Abugharbeih faces domestic-violence, false-imprisonment, evidence-tampering, and failure-to-report-death charges.
Chad Chronister pledged to pursue leads, hold perpetrators accountable, and urged help finding Nahida Bristy.

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