Kids & Family

Prayer Services, Candlelight Vigil Planned for Missing BC Student

Students and family members are praying for the return of 21-year-old Franco Garcia, who has been missing for more than a week.

have seen missing . He was last spotted at Mary Ann's bar in Cleveland Circle (Brighton) around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Garcia, a West Newton resident, is described as a Hispanic male, 21, about 5'9" tall and 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue-and-white-striped button-down shirt, a North Face jacket, and glasses.

Friends and family have planned prayer services and a candlelight vigil for Garcia tonight at tomorrow:

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  • , 7:30 p.m. tonight at  in Newtonville.
  • Prayers of Hope for Franco, 9 p.m. tonight at St. Ingnatius of Loyola (Upper Church) at .
  • , 7 p.m. at Cassidy Playground, near the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

Anyone with information about Garcia's disappearance is asked to contact Newton Police at 617-796-2100 or Massachusetts State Police at 617-727-4812. Or leave a comment in the comments section below.

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