Monica Caridad Hoffa, 32, of Tampa, Florida, was shot and killed on October 11, 2017. She was walking to a friend’s house when she was shot; her body was later found in a vacant lot in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. Known for a vibrant personality and fluency in multiple languages, Hoffa’s death devastated her family and friends.

Her killing was one of four murders in late 2017 in Seminole Heights that occurred within close proximity to each other. The other victims were Benjamin Edward Mitchell, Anthony Naiboa, and Ronald Felton. In November 2017, Howell Donaldson was arrested and charged after a co-worker found a gun in a bag he had left with her, and he subsequently confessed. In May 2023 Donaldson pleaded guilty to the four murders and received four consecutive life sentences as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty.

If anyone knew Monica, where she walked that day, or has information about her movements in Seminole Heights, please share what is known.