NASHVILLE —Law enforcement authorities continue to work to locate missing 22-year-old Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student, according to a statement from Nashville Metro Police.
Strain was last seen Friday night by friends at a Broadway bar in Nashville. On Monday, police released a security camera video that shows Strain wearing a 2-tone shirt crossing 1st Avenue North to Gay Street (right to left), at 9:47 p.m. on Friday.
He is described as 6-foot-5 with a thin build, blue eyes and light brown hair. If you have information about him, please call 615-742-7463.
University of Missouri officials said in a statement that they were alerted over the weekend that Strain was missing after traveling to Nashville to attend a private event and that they have been in touch with family and authorities.
Strain’s mother, Michelle Whiteid, and his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, drove to Nashville from Springfield, Missouri, after they learned he disappeared while on a fraternity trip, news outlets reported.
“I just need to know where my son is,” Michelle Whiteid said. “We talk every day, multiple times a day. This is the longest I’ve ever gone without talking to him. It’s devastating. I just want to find him and hug him.”
After the bus ride from Columbia, Strain and some of his fraternity brothers went out, according to Chris Whiteid. Strain was asked to leave a bar, and they got separated, he said.