{"id":245107,"date":"2026-04-24T18:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245107\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:17:10","slug":"florida-authorities-looking-for-2-usf-doctoral-students-take-person-into-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245107\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida authorities looking for 2 USF doctoral students take person into custody"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2013 A person was taken into custody Friday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of two Bangladeshi doctoral students<\/a> at the University of South Florida, a sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa said officers responded to a \u201cbarricaded subject connected to the missing USF students,\u201d in a neighborhood about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the campus.<\/p>\n

No more information \u2014 such as the couple’s whereabouts, and how the person taken into custody might be connected to them \u2014 was immediately released. It was not immediately clear what charges, if any, the person faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation has been resolved,\u201d the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n

Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy were last seen on April 16 at the campus in Tampa, Florida, according to a statement<\/a> from the University of South Florida Police Department.<\/p>\n

Limon, who was studying geography, environmental science and policy, was last seen at his home in a student apartment complex. Bristy, who was studying chemical engineering, was last seen an hour later at a campus science building.<\/p>\n

A family friend contacted authorities last Friday after being unable to contact either one, USF police said. Friends and family described their lack of communication as out of character.<\/p>\n

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