Roseville police seek person of interest after body found in vehicle

By: Brian Wells | Roseville-Eastpointe Eastsider | Published October 27, 2022

ROSEVILLE — Roseville police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest after a body was found in a vehicle following a traffic crash Oct. 27.

At approximately 12:15 p.m., Roseville officers were dispatched to the area of Common and Hayes roads for a report of a traffic crash. When they arrived, officers learned that the driver of one of the vehicles had fled the scene, according to a press release from the Roseville Police Department.

While officers were investigating, they located a deceased person, a 62-year-old Roseville woman, in one of the vehicles involved in the crash.

“The cause of death has not been determined but it is being deemed suspicious at this time,” a Roseville Police Department press release states.

Roseville detectives described the person of interest as a 17- to 20-year-old white male who has brown hair, a slim build and who stands approximately 5 feet,10 inches tall. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with “Nike” printed on the front, black sweat pants and Puma tennis shoes.

Anyone with information should call Roseville police at (586) 447-4484.

Contact Staff Writer Brian Wells at (248) 291-7637 or bwells@candgnews.com.