Days after he was last seen walking his dog, a medical student from the University of Pittsburgh was discovered de.ad.
The Pittsburgh Police Department reports that Luis Espinoza, 30, was discovered deceased on Friday, January 24, four days after he was first reported missing.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office told PEOPLE that Espinoza’s corpse was discovered that morning in the 100 Block of Sterling Street, which is close to South Side Park, but police did not provide any more information in their statement.
The medical examiner will disclose his cause and manner of loss.
According to a prior police update, Espinoza was last seen on Monday, January 20, at around 10:30 a.m. local time in the vicinity of South Side Park off of Mission Street.
Espinoza’s sister, Jacqueline, told ABC station WTAE that their parents last talked to her brother on Saturday, January 18, a few days before, but they became worried when they were unable to get through to him.
When police came at their son’s apartment after his father requested that they do a wellness check, they found that his front door was open.
On Monday, Espinoza was last saw on CCTV strolling his Dobermann at South Side Park. Jacqueline said that the dog was seen on the video “running out by himself” between thirty and forty-five minutes after her brother’s last appearance.
“It seemed to me that the dog was attempting to seek assistance,” Jacqueline said.
WTAE said the dog was later taken up by animal control after being discovered on a neighboring street.
On Thursday, January 23, family members returned to the park with the dog and saw more intriguing activity. “He just kept sobbing and continued to pull over in that direction. Jacqueline said, “He was pulling and crying.”
“It seemed to me that the dog was attempting to seek assistance,” Jacqueline said.
WTAE reported that they had located Espinoza’s vehicle keys, cash, and cards at his residence. The family was also notified by the university that Luis had missed this week’s classes.
“Finding my brother is our main objective at the end of the day,” Jaqueline said to the broadcaster. In order to locate him, we are attempting to suppress our feelings and remain tough.