TAMPA — Two students were stabbed at a Tampa apartment complex near the campus of the University of South Florida, authorities confirmed.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect is dead and confirmed that the suspect and one of the victims were both students at USF.
Officials say the HSCO responded to a call just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday when they found the victims at an off-campus apartment.
They said both victims are in stable condition.
Hours later, around 3:45 p.m., authorities say they found the presumed suspect dead at another apartment complex for USF students.
Police also confirmed that the suspect and one of the victims were roommates, while the second victim was not affiliated with the university.
“I could have walked out of my apartment, and it could have been me and that’s definitely very scary,” said resident McKenzie Miller.
The apartment where the suspect was found dead is just half a mile down the street from Avalon Heights, the student housing complex where prosecutors believe two USF graduate students were stabbed to death in April.
Right now, officials say this week’s stabbing appears to be an isolated event and that there are no other threats to the USF community.
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