Four detained as police probe murder of Detroit man, 91
DETROIT -- Police took four people into custody for questioning in the murder of an elderly Detroit man found dead inside his burning home, according to CBS Detroit.
After 91-year-old Paul Monchnik was found dead in an early Monday blaze, investigators ruled his death a homicide. Monchnik had been beaten during a robbery and the victim's home was set on fire to cover up the crime, police said.
A special response team reportedly raided a neighbor's home Tuesday morning and took away people who police described as family members of the suspect wanted in Monchnik's death, according to the station.
The suspect was not at the house, according to police, and remains at large.
Police released surveillance footage from a nearby gas station -- where he got a gas can to allegedly set the victim's home on fire -- in hopes of finding the suspect, reports CBS Detroit. He was apparently wearing a red or orange cap, a gray hoodie and Michigan basketball pants.
The suspect had also stolen Monchnik's van, but the vehicle was later recovered with a gas can inside, according to the station.