A person of interest in the case of a missing University of Pittsburgh student broke his silence over the weekend, saying that he is focused on helping authorities in the Dominican Republic locate 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki.

The last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she disappeared in the Dominican Republic has had his passport taken by investigators. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Joshua Riibe, who is believed to be the last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, has not officially been accused of or charged with any wrongdoing.

Riibe, linked to the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, remains under investigation. Dominican authorities confiscated the passport of Joshua Riibe, a 22-year-old American linked to the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki,

Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, had his passport confiscated by Dominican Republic authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into her disappearance.