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UMPD Needs the Community’s Help in Finding Critical Missing UMD Student
UPDATE: Please click here for additional information from a UMD Alert message that was sent on October 4, 2026.
The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is asking for the community’s help in finding critical missing University of Maryland (UMD) student, 22-year-old, Dilan Shaan Ashar.
The photo above on the right is from October 2, 2026, at approximately 2 a.m., when Dilan was leaving his residence. He was last seen wearing a black University of Maryland hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and white shoes.
He was last seen on camera on October 2, 2026, at approximately 2:30 a.m., at Terrapin Trail Garage, on the University of Maryland campus. Dilan is approximately 6’02” tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds.
On October 2, 2026, at approximately 9:23 a.m., UMPD met with the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) in the 4300 block of Knox Road to meet with the parents of Dilan, who were concerned about their son.
Our department began working with PGPD in searching for Dilan. Throughout the course of the search, our Security Operations Center found Dilan on campus on camera. Due to this latest information on Dilan’s last known whereabouts, UMPD is now the lead in this search.
If anyone has information about his whereabouts, please call UMPD at 301-405-3555. People wishing to remain anonymous may email https://umpd.umd.edu/contact-us/submit-tip
When available for release, additional information may be obtained by accessing UMPD News and our social media accounts.
The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is asking for the community’s help in finding critical missing University of Maryland (UMD) student, 22-year-old, Dilan Shaan Ashar.
The photo above on the right is from October 2, 2026, at approximately 2 a.m., when Dilan was leaving his residence. He was last seen wearing a black University of Maryland hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and white shoes.
He was last seen on camera on October 2, 2026, at approximately 2:30 a.m., at Terrapin Trail Garage, on the University of Maryland campus. Dilan is approximately 6’02” tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds.
On October 2, 2026, at approximately 9:23 a.m., UMPD met with the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) in the 4300 block of Knox Road to meet with the parents of Dilan, who were concerned about their son.
Our department began working with PGPD in searching for Dilan. Throughout the course of the search, our Security Operations Center found Dilan on campus on camera. Due to this latest information on Dilan’s last known whereabouts, UMPD is now the lead in this search.
If anyone has information about his whereabouts, please call UMPD at 301-405-3555. People wishing to remain anonymous may email https://umpd.umd.edu/contact-us/submit-tip
When available for release, additional information may be obtained by accessing UMPD News and our social media accounts.