University of Alabama Student Missing in Barcelona

James "Jimmy" Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student from Elmhurst, Illinois, went missing in Barcelona, Spain, after a night out at a beachfront nightclub during a spring break visit to friends studying abroad. He was last seen around 3 a.m. local time on March 17, 2026, outside Shoko, a popular venue in the Port Olímpic area along Barceloneta Beach.

Gracey, a junior majoring in accounting and a member of the Theta Chi fraternity, had arrived in Barcelona on March 16 after spending the weekend in Amsterdam. He was staying at an Airbnb on Ronda de Sant Pere, about three kilometers from the club. According to his family, Gracey went to Shoko with friends on the evening of March 16. A friend left the nightclub around 3 a.m., but Gracey decided to stay behind and has not been seen since. He failed to return to the rental the next morning, prompting his family to report him missing around 1 a.m. on March 18.

Catalonia's regional police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, confirmed they received the report and are conducting initial checks in an open investigation. "We are conducting the initial checks and have taken a report in an open investigation," a police statement said....