Officials: Man found dead in Hamilton was bound and gagged

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Officials: Man found dead in Hamilton was bound and gagged

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HAMILTON TOWNSHIP -

A 20-year-old man found dead by a canal in Mercer County over the weekend was bound and gagged, according to the county prosecutor’s office.

Officials say that Danny Diaz-Delgado was shot multiple times in the torso, head and leg. He was found with his hands tied behind his back and tape around his face Saturday afternoon by the canal near Sixth Avenue and Assunpink Boulevard in Hamilton Township.

Anyone who may have any details about Diaz-Delgado’s death should contact Sgt. Gary Wasko or Detective Michael Castaldo at 609-989-6406.

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