Suspect Held in Connection to Missing USF Doctoral Students
TL;DR
A person is in custody in connection with the disappearance of two University of South Florida doctoral students in the Tampa area; authorities say the person is not one of the students and is barricaded at a home in the Lake Forest Community. The two students, Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, are now considered endangered. Limon studies AI in environmental science and Bristy is studying chemical engineering; Bristy's family says she has kept in daily contact in the past. Police have not released details on what information led to the endangerment or the ongoing investigation.
- Person in custody in search for missing University of South Florida doctoral students CBS News
- Missing USF students: Howard Frankland Bridge lane closure, St. Pete crime scene tied to investigation FOX 13 Tampa Bay
- Missing USF students: Investigation shuts down neighborhood near Tampa campus wtsp.com
- Barricaded person linked to missing USF students is in custody, deputies say Tampa Bay Times
- Missing University of South Florida students now considered ‘endangered’: detectives WFLA
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