16 in Berkeley, CA

22 year old Shuqin Zhang has been missing since Thursday, January 7, 2016 in Berkeley, California. The 22 year old graduate student was supposed to fly to China Thursday morning; however, never boarded her flight. According to accounts, she has been depressed lately and acting out of character. A police statement released Friday evening stated Shuqin Zhang wears glasses and may have been wearing a greenish blue hooded sweatshirt when she was last seen Thursday at 1:30 a.m. in Berkeley.

The Berkeley Police Department is looking for a 22-year-old UC Berkeley graduate student who has been missing since Thursday.

Police are asking for the community’s help in finding Shuqin Zhang. She has black hair, brown eyes, is 5 foot 2 inches tall and weighs about 90 pounds.

“Shuqin is a UC Berkeley graduate student who has been depressed and out of character lately.… She was to fly to China this morning, but did not board her flight,” police said.

According to a police statement released Friday evening, Zhang wears glasses and may have been wearing a greenish blue hooded sweatshirt when she was last seen Thursday at 1:30 a.m. in Berkeley.

Police said she may have gone to Bodega Bay at 3:40 a.m. Thursday. No one has heard from her since.

Zhang may be driving a white 2012 Mercedes C250 with the license plate number 6SFE299. (The vehicle year was updated after publication in response to a correction from BPD.)

If anyone has any information regarding Shuqin Zhang, please contact Berkeley Police Department at 510-981-5900 (case #16-1330).

UPDATE I: Car of missing UC Berkeley graduate student found in Point Reyes.

A Mercedes-Benz belonging to a Berkeley graduate reported missing Friday has been found at Point Reyes, according to police, and authorities are searching the area for the 22-year-old woman.

Shuqin Zhang’s car was found near the lighthouse early Saturday morning, according to Berkeley police.