Officers responded to Saint Francis Hospital shortly before 6 p.m. after hearing that an assault victim had arrived. The man, identified as Martin Hamilton, 41 of Westland Street, was pronounced dead before officers could get there, police said.
He had been assaulted inside an apartment at 410 Sigourney St., they said. Police didn’t say how he was assaulted or why.
The department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene divisions are investigating. Anyone with information that may help detectives is asked to call the department’s tip line at 860-722-8477 (TIPS).