Body found near Garfield Middle School in Hamilton

Pictured is Hamilton Superintendent Mike Holbrook leaving walking toward the Garfield Middle School parking lot after a report of a body was found Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2024, in a wooded area next to the school's property. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Pictured is Hamilton Superintendent Mike Holbrook leaving walking toward the Garfield Middle School parking lot after a report of a body was found Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2024, in a wooded area next to the school's property. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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Updated Oct 3, 2024
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The Butler County coroner is responding to a wooded area next to Garfield Middle School in Hamilton for a reported body.

A call came into Butler County dispatch at 1:53 p.m. today and Hamilton police and ambulance responded to the call. The ambulance left the scene not long after arriving and Hamilton police said the coroner’s van was en route. They did not provide any other details.

Hamilton School Superintendent Mike Holbrook confirmed the wooded area was not school property.

The Journal-News will update this story as more information becomes available.

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Michael D. Pitman had been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He last covered the city of Hamilton before his retirement on Dec. 31, 2025.