Crime & Safety

Missing Man Found By Portland State University Campus Police

After disappearing from his hotel early Tuesday, Kayleb Epperson was found and reunited with his family just after 2 p.m.

PORTLAND, OR — The 20-year-old man who went missing from the Shilo Inn Rose Garden Tuesday morning has been reunited with his family, Portland police announced just after 2 p.m. April 17.

Kayleb Epperson reportedly stepped out of his hotel room to get some air while only wearing a pair of dark gray shorts late in the evening. Epperson was in Portland with his mother, police said.

Surveillance image of Epperson just before he disappeared. Image via Portland Police Bureau

North Precinct officers were dispatched to the Shilo Inn at 1506 N.E. Second Ave. just after 3:15 a.m. April 17. Police said Epperson is not familiar with the Portland metro region.

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Epperson was found Tuesday afternoon by Portland State University campus police. The main PSU campus in downtown Portland is just over two miles from the Shilo Inn.


Images via Portland Police Bureau

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