Missing University of Memphis student Barshay Wilson found dead

Gina Butkovich and Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Barshay Wilson, a University of Memphis student who went missing ahead of commencement this weekend, has been found dead, the Memphis Police department confirmed Wednesday morning.

Wilson, 25, was reported missing after he left a friend's home on Dec. 9 and hadn't been heard from since. MPD sent Wilson a City Watch alert on Dec.11, listing him as an "endangered missing adult."

According to MPD, Wilson was found Monday afternoon on Highway 70 near a wastewater treatment plant in Arlington. He was found with a gunshot wound.

He was a 2016 graduate of Whitehaven High School and started college the same year at Middle Tennessee State University. According to Wilson's Facebook, he was studying nursing at MTSU prior to his move to the University of Memphis.

According to the commencement program, Wilson was set to graduate from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science degree on Dec. 11.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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