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USF Student Charged with Two Murders; County Search Intensifies

4/26/2026

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Sheriff Upgrades Investigation

The sheriff’s office upgraded the investigation to “endangered,” prompting intensified search efforts across Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
Hisham Abugharbieh was booked on two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon after new evidence was presented.
USF President Moez Limayem assured no campus threat and urged counseling for students.
Abugharbieh, USF management student, had prior domestic-violence arrests and completed a 2024 diversion program.

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Abugharbieh Surrenders

Hisham Abugharbieh surrendered to police wrapped in a towel after a SWAT standoff at his Pine Glen Circle home.
Prosecutors charged him with two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon for Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy’s deaths.
Human remains recovered near the Howard Frankland Bridge were positively identified as Zamil Limon.
Sheriff Chad Chronister said detectives are working tirelessly as search teams continue looking for Nahida Bristy.

Blindspot

Left coverage included Abugharbieh’s prior domestic-violence arrests and a 2024 diversion program, details absent from Right coverage.
Left coverage also reported USF President Moez Limayem’s statement that there is no ongoing campus threat and urged counseling services, which Right coverage omitted.

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Sheriff Upgrades Investigation

The sheriff’s office upgraded the investigation to “endangered,” prompting intensified search efforts across Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
Hisham Abugharbieh was booked on two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon after new evidence was presented.
USF President Moez Limayem assured no campus threat and urged counseling for students.
Abugharbieh, USF management student, had prior domestic-violence arrests and completed a 2024 diversion program.

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