Homicide detectives characterized a 37-year-old found dead inside a residential building in Central Hamilton on the weekend as “a very innocent victim.”
Hamilton police say the deceased man was not known to police and was not a resident of the three-storey residential building he was found in around 1:45 p.m. Saturday on Connaught Avenue South, a block west of Gage Avenue.
“He lived in the area, so that building would be known to him,” acting Det. Sgt. Rob Di Ianni explained.
“I’m not sure how many times he would have been in and out of that particular building to where this happened.”
Di Ianni revealed Randy Peardon, 37, from Hamilton as the homicide victim and said his family members have been made aware of his death.
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“My understanding … he was a father of three children and well-loved by his family,” Di Ianni said.
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The circumstances around the killing are still under investigation and detectives are collecting surveillance video from nearby residents between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. on June 15.
Di Ianni revealed they are also still seeking witnesses.
“We believe he was there for a considerable amount of time within that time frame,” he said.
The detectives went on to say there was a lot of movement in and out of the building before Peardon’s death.
Peardon is Hamilton’s fourth homicide victim of 2024, police say.
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