Beach Strip scene of violent home invasion

Hamilton police say a violent home invasion on the Beach Strip Wednesday evening may have been retaliation for something that occurred between two groups of men earlier in the week.

Three men smashed their way into the Beach Boulevard home, near Rembe Drive just after 7 p.m., and attacked the three men who live there.

One of the occupants ran out the back and escaped. Another put up a fight and was smashed over the head with a hammer. The third, who was hit with a chair, leaped through a bedroom window while the three intruders fled from the house.

None of the occupants of the home suffered life threatening injuries.