>In December, an 86-year-old Detroit man went missing after
>reportedly winning $20,000 in a lottery game, police said.
>Last week, he was found stabbed to death, and police charged a
>20-year-old with his murder.
>
>" knew about that story," Tosqui said. "And I also
>know about an incident in the 1st Precinct where a gentleman
>was killed after he allegedly won some money. In those two
>examples, no one approached the department. But if somebody
>won the lottery tomorrow and contacted us, we would look at
>the situation in the same way and see what we could do," he
>said.