HOUSTON, TX — An Vinh Nguyen, a 27-year-old man who lives in Houston, has been missing since March 31. He was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and was likely driving an orange 2016 four-door Jeep Renegade whose passenger side rear door is visibly dented. The Jeep's license plates read HJB-5077.

The missing man, a student at the University of Houston, left a friend's apartment in the Willowbrook area on the evening of March 31. He told that friend that he was heading to his home to finish a school paper. "Every day that passes by is critical for us," Loc Nguyen, Nguyen's brother, told KTRK. "We worry a lot. Every night comes, I don't know where my brother is. It's really hard."



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KTRK reported that Nguyen's cell phone records, which the network obtained from the missing man's family, documented that his most recent text message was a communication with a number listed in New York; KTRK also reported that a man who answered the number in New York would not provide his identity, and said that he had never met Nguyen in person.

Nguyen was scheduled to fly to Florida on Sunday. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds.

If you have any information about Nguyen you can contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-755-7427 or Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500.