Police searching for person of interest in connection with Antoinios Butler murder

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Police have released a video of a person of interest wanted in connection with the murder of Antoinios Deangelo Butler on New Year’s Eve.

The video shows a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt involved in some kind of verbal and physical altercation with another person on what appears to be a city bus.

According to police, Butler was found lying in the street suffering from a stab wound in the 4600 block of East Capitol Street. Butler was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying the man seen in the video below.