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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He was later identified as a person of interest, but barricaded himself inside his home when authorities tried to contact him, prosecutors said.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Law enforcement identified 44-year-old Oscar Feijoo, of Kearny, as a person of interest in the attack, according to Mello.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
Detectives initially questioned a person of interest at a hotel outside town but ruled him out as a suspect, according to authorities.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The person of interest in the Brown mass shooting incident is dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, four senior law enforcement officials said tonight.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Law enforcement identified 44-year-old Oscar Feijoo, of Kearny, as a person of interest in the attack, according to Mello.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
Detectives initially questioned a person of interest at a hotel outside town but ruled him out as a suspect, according to authorities.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The person of interest in the Brown mass shooting incident is dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, four senior law enforcement officials said tonight.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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