Search is on for accused killer identified in death of elderly man found dead in his home
A murder warrant has been signed for a 53-year-old Macon man wanted in the shooting death of a 67-year-old man.
Phillip Lance Rozier Sr. is accused of killing the man whose body was found Wednesday inside his home at 967 Elder Street.
Bibb County deputy coroner Lonnie Miley had yet to locate family members of the victim, who might have lived in Albany at one time.
Just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies were called to the Fort Hill neighborhood after a neighbor spotted the dead man through the window of his house.
Investigators identified Rozier as the prime suspect early in the investigation, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.
In March of 2015, Thomas Knighton was found dead with his throat cut in the same duplex. Apparently, no arrests were made in that case.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68-CRIME.
Liz Fabian: 478-744-4303, @liz_lines
This story was originally published February 23, 2017 at 6:38 AM with the headline "Search is on for accused killer identified in death of elderly man found dead in his home."