Key West Man: After Learning Obama Won, My Partner Killed Himself
KEY WEST (CBSMiami) – After America chose, a Key West man may have chosen to die.
According to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald, Henry Hamilton, 64, told his partner that "if Barack gets re-elected, I'm not going to be around".
Hamilton, owner of Tropical Tan off Duval Street, was found dead on Nov. 8, with the words "F--- Obama!" scrawled on his will and two empty prescription bottles nearby.
The 64-year-old was "very upset about the election results," his partner Michael Cossey told Police Officer Anna Dykes.
Police spokeswoman Alyson Crean said a cause of death is awaiting autopsy results from the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office but said, "There's absolutely no evidence of foul play."
According to Dykes' report, Cossey returned to the South Roosevelt Boulevard condo he shared with Hamilton after a late night of playing cards with friends and fell asleep on the couch around 6 a.m.
A friend of Hamilton had been worried about him and had a standing request to police to make welfare checks. Officer Pablo Rodriguez did just that and when he went to the condo, he woke up Cossey, prompting the discovery of Hamilton's body in the bedroom.
Dykes reported finding two empty prescription bottles, one for Xanax and one for Seroquel, used to treat anxiety and schizophrenia, respectively.
Cossey told police Hamilton "has been very stressed about his business," and the last time they had spoken was "when we watched the election results" on Nov. 6.
President Obama, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney to win a second four-year term.
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