Police are searching for the 21-year-old son of Rep. John Conyers Jr., a student at the University of Houston.
Carl Conyers was last seen by his roommate at their apartment in Houston on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department. He shaved his beard before he was reported missing, police said.
John Conyers represents Michigan’s 13th District, which includes Detroit. He is the most senior member of Congress; in 2014, he was elected to his 26th term in office. He’s a founding member and dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the highest-ranking Democrat and a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
A spokeswoman for Conyers, Shadawn Reddick-Smith, sent a statement Thursday:
“Yesterday, Rep. John Conyers, Jr. and his wife Monica Conyers learned of the disappearance of their son, Carl Conyers, who is a student at the University of Houston. Rep. Conyers and his family ask for privacy as they work through this situation of uncertainty and ask that anyone with knowledge of their son’s whereabouts, contact the Houston Police Department immediately.”
The FBI is also involved in the search, Reddick-Smith said.
Mike Rosen, a spokesman for the University of Houston, said school officials and campus police are cooperating with Houston police and the family.
Carl Conyers is the head of the Black Business Student Association in the Bauer College of Business at the university, according to the website.
On social media, friends and others spread the word and photos of Conyers in hopes of finding him quickly.
Help us find our fellow coog and bring him home safely! @CarlConyers no longer has facial hair, If seen call 3133205339! pic.twitter.com/n8QoNsp5FR
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