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Police ID man whose body was found inside Hamilton home; investigating as homicide

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HAMILTON, Ohio — A man found dead inside a home in Hamilton on Friday is being investigated as a homicide by Hamilton Police Department detectives.

Police said officers responded Friday, June 5, to a residence in the 400 block of S. 12th Street at 1:15 p.m. for a report of a non-responsive person there.

When officers arrived, they found a dead man "with trauma," police said.

The Butler County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 65-year-old Vincent D. Singletary and said his cause of death was a gunshot wound, listing “homicide” as his manner of death.

The coroner’s office said Singletary’s time of death was 3:46 p.m. Friday.

“This remains a very active and ongoing investigation,” the Hamilton Police Department said in a statement. “Additional information will be released as it becomes available.”

Anyone with information regarding the case should call the Hamilton Police Department Investigations Section at 513-868-5811, ext. 2002, or Detective Robert Horton at 513-868-5811, ext. 1236.

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