RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A death investigation in Hillsborough County is now a homicide investigation. 

  • Homicide investigation in Riverview
  • Man found dead in home in 9000 block of White Barn Way
  • Woman in home, Melissa Turner, 26, arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder

And a woman has been taken into custody.

According to the sheriff's office, 26-year-old Melissa Turner has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man's whose body was found Friday in a Riverview home. 

Detectives spent Friday afternoon gathering evidence in and around the home in the 9000 block of White Barn Way. 

Authorities said they received a frantic 911 call from a woman at the home at 9 a.m. When they arrived, they found the man dead from upper body trauma. 

Officials said the victim and Turner lived in the house together but the status of their relationship has not been confirmed. 

The man's identity has not been released as of yet. 

 

 

Melissa Turner has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man's whose body was found Friday in a Riverview home. (Hillsborough County Jail)