The Sheriff’s Department of the Birth Tate From a missing American student, a person of interest in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic.
Loudoun County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Thomas Julia told Fox News Digital that 24-year-old Joshua Riibe is a “person of interest” in the disappearance of the student during the disappearance University of Pittsburgh The spring break of the student.
Julia said that Riibe ‘was interviewed in detail’, but noted that it is ‘still a matter of a missing person, not a criminal case’. Riibe is not accused of any crime in the case.
“Sheriff (Michael) Chapman wants to ensure that the research has been expanded and includes all possible assets and techniques,” he said. “We work closely with the FBI about all this, and they work together with the Dominican National Police.”
Missing American university student seen at resort surveillance in Dominican Republic
Sudiksha Konanki on a Facebook selfie photo. The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh Junior has been missing since 6 March, when she disappeared during a spring break to a five-star resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)
The police said Konanki, who is a resident of Loudon County, Virginiatraveled with five other people from the University of Pittsburgh to the Riu República Hotel in Punta Cana during the spring break of the school, which started on March 2 and ended on Sunday.
She was last seen on a surveillance camera with five other people who enter the beach in the five -star resort after 4.15 am, the Dominican National Police said earlier in a statement.
American student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance in Dominican Republic: Timeline
Images obtained by Noticias Sin showed Konanki who held up to a man when the group went to the beach.
It was the last time the authorities followed Konanki before the resident of Virginia disappeared.
The beach can be seen in the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Thanks to D’Lani Sweeney)
Konanki’s disappearance has yielded widespread speculation about the events that are before this, so that the law enforcement in both the Dominican Republic and the US did the research.
Authorities have not mentioned suspects in the midst of the ongoing investigation. On Tuesday, the Dominican National Police said that “re -examination is targeted persons who were in the vicinity of the victim at the time of her disappearance.”
“This Including hotel employees Where Konanki and her companions stayed, with the aim of gathering information to confirm her movements, interactions and relevant details for the research, “they said.
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When asked for a Monday report that Konanki may have drowned, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff office told Fox News Digital that the authorities “have heard this and have not seen any evidence at the moment.”
A joint investigation into Konanki’s disappearance is carried out by the American embassy in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican National Police and the Dominican prosecutors. The FBI Helps too.
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The FBI refused to provide additional details about the investigation.
Fox News Digital has contacted Joshua Riibe.
