HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. – A person of interest in a homicide at an apartment building in Highland Park escaped custody Tuesday night.
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Joseph Ivan Gray, 37, escaped police custody at Henry Ford Hospital and is currently sought by authorities.
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A maintenance worker found the body of a 62-year-old man in an apartment building on West McNichols on Nov. 3, 2017. The man was stabbed to death.
"Earlier today, Joseph Ivan Gray was conveyed to the hospital," Chief Chester Logan said. "We don't know if his illness or injury is legitimate or not, and while he was at the hospital somehow he got away and escaped our custody."
Gray was named as a person of interest in the homicide and was taken into custody several days ago.
"Any time a subject is wanted or suspected of murder, it's a danger to the public," Logan said.
Police said they believe he may be wearing a hospital gown. He was able to flee the hospital before seeing a doctor.
Watch Shawn Ley's full story from November below:
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