Police investigate two deaths at Hamilton apartment [Video]

Hamilton police are investigating a homicide inside an apartment building but are not seeking any suspects.

Police responded to the building on Ottawa Street near Main Street on Thursday afternoon after neighbours expressed concern that an occupant in one of the units hadn’t been seen for several days and wasn’t answering their door, Det. Sgt. Jason Cattle told reporters on Friday.

Cattle said that firefighters had to force entry inside the apartment, which was barricaded from the inside.

Once they were able to gain access to the unit they found two deceased individuals inside. The death of one of those people has since been deemed a homicide.

“There was nobody else inside the unit. The back door to the unit was also barricaded. So no one could get in and out of this unit at that time without entry being forced,” Cattle said. “At this time the way the death …