Hamilton police: 1 dead after two men shot at each other

Man dies on way to Kettering Health Hamilton hospital
Police investigate a shooting on Summer Street in Hamilton Feb. 21, 2022. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Police investigate a shooting on Summer Street in Hamilton Feb. 21, 2022. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Hamilton police were called to the 1200 block of Summer Street in Hamilton on Monday night after two men shot at each other.

Police responded approximately 6:35 p.m. to the reported shooting and said the two men knew each other. One was transported to Kettering Health Hamilton, formerly Fort Hamilton Hospital, and the other drove himself, according to dispatchers.

The person taken to the hospital died on the way there, according to reports. The other person’s condition is not known, but he was arrested on charges unrelated to the shooting, according to Hamilton Police Sgt. Mark Hayes.

Police referred to the men as family members.

This was an isolated incident and the department is not searching for any other suspects.

Police are on the scene of a double shooting on Summer Street in Hamilton Feb. 21, 2022 NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

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