Brother of suspect in deaths of 2 Tampa students: "We tried to warn police in the past"
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The brother of Hisham Abugharbieh, the suspect in the killings of two University of South Florida doctoral students , tells CBS News his family had warned police in the past about Abugharbieh's …
The brother of Hisham Abugharbieh, the suspect in the killings of two University of South Florida doctoral students , tells CBS News his family had warned police in the past about Abugharbieh's erratic behavior. Ahmad Abugharbie, 22, told CBS News his older brother was quick to anger and shouldn't have been living in a shared space with roommates. "I didn't know he had a roommate," Ahmad Abugharbie said. "He should've lived on his own or been homeless." Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two first-degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of his roommate, 27-year-old Zamil Limon, and Nahida Bristy, also 27. Limon's body was found Friday and authorities found human remains Sunday while searching for Bristy, although those remains have not yet been identified. Both sets of remains were found on or near the Howard Frankland Bridge, which spans a portion of Tampa Bay, authorities said. Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, both 27, were last seen in the Tampa area on April 16, the University of South Florida Police Department said. Families of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy Ahmad Abugharbie said he was among the members of his family who called police to the family home after the elder Abugharbie suddenly showed up Friday morning. "He was being very weird, so I called them to get him out," Ahmad Abugharbieh said. Hisham Abugharbieh had been estranged from the family since 2023, according to court records. …
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