INKSTER (WWJ) - Police are continuing to search for a person of interest identified in the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old man in Inkster last week.
The Inkster Police Department said they are looking for the victim's roommate, 40-year-old Yanko Romero, who was last seen on the day of the alleged murder on Sept. 23.
Officers conducting a welfare check on the home in the 1400 block of Meadow Lane in Inkster discovered the victim's body in his garage around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 3) night, but they believe the violent attack occurred ten days earlier.
WWJ's Mike Campbell reported live on Thursday morning from outside the small, ranch brick home where the body was found. At the time, police only said they were working on a homicide investigation and they had identified a person of interest.
Police went on to release additional details and clarified the age of the deceased as 34 years old.
The police said on Sept. 23, a neighbor reported finding a bloody knife on their porch and one of their windows had been broken.
Romero was also taken to the hospital in an ambulance on the same day. He was released from medical care on Sept. 26 and has not been seen or heard from since.
Police said at the time of Romero's hospital stay, authorities were unaware a crime had occurred and he was not a person of interest in the case.
Romero is known to have ties to the Fort Myers, Florida area and could have fled Michigan.
Anyone who has been Romero or may known his whereabouts is urged to call Inkster Police at (313) 563-9850 or Crime Stoppers, where information can be submitted anonymously at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
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