By Cait Heiderman

The University of Maryland Police Department is asking for the community’s help locating missing UMD student Dilan Shaan Ashar.

Ashar, 22, was last seen on surveillance video at about 2:30 a.m. Oct 2 at Terrapin Trail Garage on the UMD campus, according to UMPD.

Ashar is about 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 185 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black UMD hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants and white shoes, according to a UMPD press release.

UMPD said Ashar was seen leaving his residence at about 2 a.m. Oct 2, before he was captured on surveillance video at the garage. UMPD’s Security Operations Center located surveillance footage of Ashar on campus, according to UMPD.

Ashar is a senior psychology honors student who transferred to UMD from the College of William and Mary in 2025, according to his LinkedIn profile.

UMPD and the Prince George’s County Police Department met with Ashar’s parents at about 9:23 a.m. on Oct. 2 after they reported concern about his whereabouts, according to police

UMPD and PGCPD are working together to search for Ashar.

Anyone with information about Ashar’s whereabouts is asked to call UMPD at 301-405-3555.

This story will be updated with more information.

Featured Image: The University of Maryland Police Department is asking for help finding Dilan Shaan Ashar, a UMD student who was last seen on campus Friday. Photo courtesy of UMPD.