Roommate Charged with Murder in USF Students' Deaths

0:00It's April 25th. This is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Authorities in Tampa just charged 26-year-old Hashem Abogarbi with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the deaths of two. University of South Florida students, Zameel Le Mans and Nahida Bristy, both 27. Lee Moell, a doctoral student from Bangladesh, studying geography and environmental science, lived off campus with Abu Garbi as his roommate. Bristy, a chemical engineering student, was his girlfriend, and they vanished from campus on April 16th. Lee Moell's remains turned up Friday morning on the Howard Franklin Bridge, but Bristy remains missing, despite ongoing searches. Abogarbiya, a US-born former USF student who pursued a management degree until spring 2023, got nabbed at his family's home north of. Campus after a domestic violence call. He barricaded himself inside, prompting a SWAT response with drones and negotiators before surrendering.

1:00The community's reeling from this, especially since the couple was talking marriage. Relatives are heartbroken, and USF folks are on edge with one victim from on campus and the other nearby. Abogarbiya's arrest started with lesser charges like tampering with evidence in battery, but murder counts hit fast. An autopsy on Lyman's body is wrapping up soon to confirm cause of death. Meanwhile, Sheriff's deputies urged tips on Bristy's whereabouts. Abogarbiya's rap sheet includes prior misdemeanor batteries, a burglary charge he diverted from, and domestic violence injunctions from family last year. This case stays fluid as investigators dig deeper into what went down between roommates, but for now, the focus locks on justice for these bright. Young lives cut short.