Crime & Safety
Police Search For Critical Missing UMD Student
Dilan Shaan Ashar, 22, left his home around 2 a.m. Friday. Authorities have searched 110 acres surrounding the site where he was last seen.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Authorities are searching for a critical missing University of Maryland student who was last seen Friday around 2:30 a.m.
Dilan Shaan Ashar, 22, left his home around 2 a.m. Friday, according to University of Maryland Police. He was wearing a black University of Maryland hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white shoes. He was last seen on camera around 2:30 a.m. at Terrapin Trail Garage on the University of Maryland campus.
Ashar last spoke with his parents Thursday around 6 p.m. When his parents arrived at his home that night, he wasn't home. Friday morning around 9:23 a.m., his parents met with UMPD and Prince George's Police in the 4300 block of Knox Road.
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Sunday morning, officials searched approximately 110 acres surrounding Terrapin Trail Garage but didn't find Ashar.
Ashar stands 6'2 and weighs around 185 pounds.
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Anyone with information about his whereabouts or information that would be helpful for police is asked to call UMPD at 301-405-3555. People wanting to remain anonymous can email https://umpd.umd.edu/contact-us/submit-tip.
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