Latif Adeboyejo, 21, was a Northern Illinois University student studying biomedical engineering when he went missing the first weekend of June 2022. He was last seen leaving the NIU campus on Sunday, June 5 driving a black 2010 Ford Fusion with Illinois plate CB60681. Family, classmates and police publicly sought help as the search continued into Monday night.

Officers found Adeboyejo deceased in his vehicle in a parking lot near Russell and Greenbrier roads in DeKalb on Tuesday, June 7. He appeared to have a single gunshot wound to the head and a firearm was recovered inside the car. Authorities described the case as a death investigation and did not announce any arrests or identify suspects in releases from that week.

His classmates and family mourn an aspiring scientist whose life ended under unclear circumstances in a parking lot close to campus. If anyone saw Latif, his black 2010 Ford Fusion, or was near Russell and Greenbrier on June 5–7, please contact detectives with any information.