Man found dead in Fairfield creek was shot multiple times
Officials at the scene where a dead body was found in Fairfield Thursday morning.
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Posted: 08/31/2012
FAIRFIELD, Ohio - The man found dead in a Fairfield creek bed Thursday was shot multiple times, the Butler County coroner reports.
Officials say the body of a 19-year-old Joseph William Oakley was found in a creek bed near 5001 Pleasant Avenue at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday. The creek is in the Creekside Village Apartments.
The Butler County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy Friday and ruled Oakley's primary cause of death to be multiple gun shot wounds.
The death is being investigated as a homicide.
Officials have not released any additional details at this time.
Stay with 9 News and WCPO.com for updates as they become available.
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