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Hamilton police officers investigating gunfire find person dead

Officers investigating gunfire find person dead
Officers investigating gunfire find person dead
Posted at 10:15 AM, Sep 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-06 15:32:11-04

HAMILTON, Ohio -- Police officers investigating a report of gunfire early Tuesday morning found a person dead.

Hamilton police were called to the apartment at Maple Avenue and South Ninth Street at about 4:45 a.m. They found the victim inside an apartment, according to Sgt. Brian Robinson.

Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Timothy James Dugan of Hamilton.

Dugan died from a gunshot wound, police said. The Butler County Coroner's Office identified the death as a homicide.

No one has been charged, but detectives are still investigating and will be conferring with the prosecutor.

WCPO will update this story as more information becomes available.