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Published: Apr 30, 2008 02:24 PM
Modified: Apr 30, 2008 02:30 PM

Durham seeking 'person of interest' in homicide

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DURHAM — Police have identified "a person of interest" in the April 12 homicide of William Ernest Davis.

Durham police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the man shown in the accompanying photograph, who is the person of interest in the case.

Davis, 39, was stabbed in the chest during an argument and was found lying partly in the roadway near the intersection of West Piedmont Avenue and Scout Drive at 8:39 p.m. April 12.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call: Sgt. Jack Cates at 560-4440, ext. 262: investigator D. C. West at 560-4440, ext. 259; or CrimeStoppers at 683-1200.

CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases. Callers do not have to identify themselves.

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