TAMPA, Fla. - A teen was arrested Monday for murder after a body was found last week in a vacant lot along North 39th Street in Tampa , according to deputies.
The Hillsorough County Sheriff's Office said Justin Hawker, 17, was arrested in the death of Andie Morrel, 37. He's now facing a second-degree murder with a firearm charge, and HCSO is continuing their investigation into the homicide.
The backstory:
The Tampa Police Department originally responded to the vacant lot, located in the 1500 block of North 39th Street, on Friday after Morrel's body was found there. Not many details about Morrel's death were released by police at the time, and they were originally trying to identify the victim.
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But as the investigation continued, detectives were led to a home in the 9