Police Seek Man Videotaped Buying Gasoline
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit police say a man videotaped buying gasoline is a "person of interest" in the torching of a home where the charred remains of a strangled child were found.
WWJ's Marie Osborne is reporting that police say the videotape shows the man made a purchase before 8:00 Sunday morning at a station located at the intersection of Dexter and Davison on the city's west side. Police are asking for the public's help in identifying him. He's described as black and about 5-foot-9-inches tall, with short hair.
Authorities have taken DNA samples that are expected to show if the remains are those of 5-year-old Mariha Trenice.
Mariha's mother, Konesha Smith, has told police she last saw her daughter about 3:30 Sunday morning asleep at home, and awoke about noon to find her gone.
Police haven't formally linked the death and the missing child cases.
