Hamilton police spent Friday piecing together what happened inside a South 12th Street house where officers found a man dead, showing signs of trauma, in the 400 block of the neighborhood. The man’s identity has not been released, and detectives stayed on scene into the evening as the investigation unfolded.
What investigators are saying
According to WLWT, officers were called to the home on Friday and discovered an unresponsive man inside. Investigators told the station the victim had trauma, and that his name has not been made public while detectives continue their on-scene work.
How to help
The Hamilton Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact its investigations section at 513-868-5811. The department’s headquarters location and additional contact details are listed on the city’s police page at the Hamilton Police Department.
Local context
The case comes amid other violent incidents in the city this spring, including a May 14 fatal shooting on Eaton Avenue reported by WCPO. Authorities have also handled multi-agency investigations here before, such as the probe into human remains found in a Hamilton sewer last year that were later identified, per Spectrum News.
Police say the investigation into the South 12th Street death is ongoing, and officials have not released further details. Detectives are urging anyone with even small pieces of information to call 513-868-5811. We will update this story as authorities release new information.
