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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Two people were detained as persons of interest.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Lam was previously named a person of interest in the 2024 disappearance of his then-girlfriend Nancy Bunly, 31, who was last seen that September, possibly driving a black Honda Pilot, per WFMY, ABC45 and the Salisbury Post.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Police released additional images of a person of interest, including one of a man on bike.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Lam was previously named a person of interest in the 2024 disappearance of his then-girlfriend Nancy Bunly, 31, who was last seen that September, possibly driving a black Honda Pilot, per WFMY, ABC45 and the Salisbury Post.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Police released additional images of a person of interest, including one of a man on bike.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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