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by Jesse Bunch Published Dec. 12, 2025, 10:44 a.m. ET

Police are seeking a suspect wanted in connection with the killing of a 93-year-old man in the city’s Logan neighborhood last week, authorities said Friday.

The victim, Lafayette Dailey, was found dead in his home on the 500 block of North 16th Street when medics were called there around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5.

Dailey had suffered a laceration to the chest and trauma in his head, police said. A medical examination found that he died from multiple stab wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators are now searching for 53-year-old Coy Thomas, who police say is considered a suspect in their homicide investigation.

His last known address was on Ashmead Place in Germantown , police said.

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