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Man’s Death in Hampton, New Hampshire Ruled Homicide

Man’s Death in Hampton, New Hampshire Ruled Homicide

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HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) Authorities investigating a suspicious death in Hampton have released the victim’s name but not how he died.

The attorney general’s office says Hampton police officers responding to a 911 call on Saturday found 34-year-old Juan Astacio unconscious in his apartment with obvious injuries. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

An autopsy was conducted Monday. The manner of death was ruled a homicide but the cause is being withheld pending further investigation.

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