Missing American college student's hometown sheriff names person of interest five days into search

The hometown sheriff's section of a missing American assemblage pupil has named a idiosyncratic of involvement successful Sudiksha Konanki's disappearance successful the Dominican Republic.

Loudoun County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Thomas Julia told Fox News Digital that 24-year-old Joshua Riibe is simply a "person of interest" successful the assemblage student's disappearance during the University of Pittsburgh student's outpouring break.

Julia said that Riibe "has been interviewed astatine length," but noted its' "still a missing idiosyncratic case, not a transgression case." Riibe has not been accused of immoderate transgression successful the case.

"Sheriff [Michael] Chapman wants to marque definite the probe is broad and includes each imaginable assets and techniques," helium said. "We are moving intimately with the FBI connected each of this, and they are moving with the Dominican National Police."

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Sudiksha Konanki successful a Facebook selfie photo. The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh inferior has been missing since March 6, erstwhile she vanished during a outpouring interruption travel to a five-star edifice successful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)

Police said Konanki, who is simply a nonmigratory of Loudon County, Virginia, traveled with 5 different radical from the University of Pittsburgh to the Riu República Hotel successful Punta Cana during the school's outpouring break, which began March 2 and ended Sunday.

She was past seen connected surveillance camera with 5 different radical entering the formation astatine the five-star edifice aft 4:15 a.m. Thursday, the Dominican National Police antecedently said successful a statement.

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Footage obtained by Noticias SIN showed Konanki seemingly clinging to a antheral arsenic the radical made their mode towards the beach.

It was the past clip authorities tracked Konanki earlier the Virginia nonmigratory disappeared.

The formation is seen astatine the RIU Republica edifice successful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Courtesy of D'Lani Sweeney)

Konanki's disappearance has sparked wide speculation astir the events starring up to it, prompting instrumentality enforcement successful some the Dominican Republic and the U.S. to investigate.

Authorities person not named immoderate suspects amid the ongoing investigation. On Tuesday, the Dominican National Police said it is "re-interviewing targeted individuals who were successful the victim’s proximity astatine the clip of her disappearance."

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"This includes edifice employees wherever Konanki and her companions were staying, with the extremity of gathering accusation to corroborate her movements, interactions, and immoderate applicable details for the investigation," they said.

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When asked astir a Monday study that Konanki whitethorn person drowned, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Digital that authorities "have heard this and person seen nary grounds presented astatine this time."

A associated probe into Konanki's disappearance is being conducted by the U.S. Embassy successful the Dominican Republic, the Dominican National Police and the Dominican Prosecutors Office. The FBI is besides assisting.

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The FBI declined to supply further details connected the investigation.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Joshua Riibe.