person of interest
noun phrase
: a person who is believed to be possibly involved in a crime but has not been charged or arrested
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Cops took a 21-year-old person of interest into custody later in the afternoon, NYPD sources said.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Jones became an immediate person of interest, police allege in the statement.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
One person of interest is in custody, and police are looking for at least one other person.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
As of Monday, the medical examiner’s office still listed Bova’s cause of death as pending, while detectives searched for a person of interest.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Jones became an immediate person of interest, police allege in the statement.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
One person of interest is in custody, and police are looking for at least one other person.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
As of Monday, the medical examiner’s office still listed Bova’s cause of death as pending, while detectives searched for a person of interest.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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