Sheriff: 2 men die in related shootings in Butler County

Two men were killed in shootings Monday night that Hamilton police and the Butler County Sheriff’s deputies said were related.

The names and ages of the victims have not been released.

One man was found shot to death at a residence in the 900 block of Millville Avenue in Hamilton and minutes later, the second man shot himself to death in the 1400 block of Boyle Road in Hanover Twp., Hamilton police Sgt. Mark Hayes said.

Police were dispatched just after 7 p.m. to the Millville Avenue address, Police Chief Craig Bucheit said. Late Monday night, he issued an update in the case via social media:

 

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According to officials, a suspect in the Millville Avenue shooting was stopped by sheriff’s deputies on Boyle Road, where officials said he suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

We will update this story as we learn more.

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