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Hamilton police investigate shooting where man was shot in the chest

SWAT called in to clear a house for police to search; gunshot victim transported to Kettering Health.
The Hamilton Police Department has begun the move-in process to the 64,000-square-foot, $32 million Hamilton Justice Center that spans from South 8th Street to Hanover Street, and sits across from the Butler County Sheriff's Office. The police department will move in this month and the courts will move in early 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

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The Hamilton Police Department has begun the move-in process to the 64,000-square-foot, $32 million Hamilton Justice Center that spans from South 8th Street to Hanover Street, and sits across from the Butler County Sheriff's Office. The police department will move in this month and the courts will move in early 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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A man with a gunshot wound was found running along Franklin Street in Hamilton in the early hours of Friday morning, according to Hamilton police.

Just after 2 p.m., officers responded to the area, locating the person in the 1400 block of Western Avenue with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest.

The Hamilton Fire Department transported the person to Kettering Health Hamilton by ambulance, where he was later flown by medical helicopter to Kettering Health Dayton.

Hamilton called in the SWAT team to clear a house on Franklin Street.

Detectives were called to Franklin Street as officers secured the scene searching for a suspect. A person of interest was located and questioned by detectives.

According to police, investigators are not looking at anyone else at this time, and there is no further threat to the neighborhood.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Department Investigations Section at 513-868-5811, ext. 2002, or Detective Katherine Johnson at 513-868-5811, ext. 1235.

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Michael D. Pitman has been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He's covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He currently covers the cities of Fairfield and Hamilton.