The Lincoln man whose death Monday morning is being investigated as suspicious was 78-year-old Gene Oltman.
Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said Oltman lived at the home in the 1600 block of Southwest 40th Street where sheriff's deputies were called shortly after 8 a.m. on a medical emergency.
Deputies arrived to find Oltman dead inside, with evidence of physical trauma to his body.
He said Oltman's 68-year-old wife, the only other person at the home at the time, was hospitalized with an unrelated medical condition. He didn't elaborate.
Wagner said they got a warrant to search the home, and investigators worked there much of the day processing the scene.
An autopsy was set for Tuesday morning to determine the cause and manner of Oltman's death. But, Wagner added, officials don't believe that there is an ongoing threat to public safety.
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"We don't know that a crime occurred," he said.