ANGEL GABRIEL CUZ-CHOC

          The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Tampa man in connection with a double homicide in Dover.

      On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 5:25 p.m., the Communications Center received a call from a neighbor regarding a deceased female in the 3700 block of Sumner Road in Dover.

     Once on scene, deputies discovered a deceased female outside a mobile home with severe blunt-force trauma. When deputies entered the house, they found a young child who was also deceased with severe blunt-force trauma.

      Investigators, K9 units, and Aviation immediately began searching for a suspect, Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc, 31, who they believed fled the area on foot.

     On Thursday, April 25, 2024, less than 24 hours after the discovery of a deceased woman and child, HCSO detectives found Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc hidden in a wooded area less than two miles from the scene of the crime.

     Detectives and several members of HCSO specialty teams worked all through the night to locate Cuz-Choc. Throughout the extensive search, K9 deputies tracked him to a wooded area between I-4 and Glen Harwell Road, where he was concealed in a bush.

     The two victims identified are: Amalia Coc Choc de Pec, 36, and Estrella Anastasia Pec Coc, 4.

      In interviews with detectives after he was arrested, Cuz-Choc confessed to both murders.

     While additional charges may be forthcoming, at this time, Cuz-Choc is facing the following charges:

• Murder in the First Degree with a Weapon x2.