Crime & Safety

Avila Double Homicide Victims Identified

A husband and wife were found dead inside their home last night.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives have released the names of the couple found dead inside their home in the exclusive Avila subdivision last night.

According to a sheriff's office media release, the victims are Hector Rivera, 76, and his wife, Debra Rivera, 55.

The sheriff’s office received a call from the subdivision just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 9. When a deputy responded, he found two bodies in the home at 814 Taray DeAvila.

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Deputies have classified the case as a double homicide, but no other information is available at this time.


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