Police investigating Alabama student Jimmy Gracey’s death pursue no charges as they await toxicology, autopsy

Spanish authorities investigating the decease of a 20-year-old University of Alabama pupil who vanished aft a nighttime retired with friends portion connected outpouring interruption successful Barcelona are not presently pursuing transgression charges arsenic officials await last toxicology results pursuing a preliminary autopsy. 

James "Jimmy" Gracey disappeared aft partying successful the city’s fashionable Shoko nightclub aboriginal Tuesday morning. 

On Thursday, authorities pulled his assemblage from the h2o successful a adjacent marina located conscionable 500 feet away. 

A preliminary autopsy pointed to Gracey’s decease arsenic apt owed to an mishap and did not amusement signs the assemblage inferior sustained immoderate injuries starring up to his disappearance, according to section police.

AUTHORITIES SHARE UPDATE ON CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND MISSING COLLEGE STUDENT JIMMY GRACEY'S DEATH

Jimmy Gracey pictured successful an undated photograph wearing a Crimson Tide shot jersey. The University of Alabama inferior was reported missing from a travel to Barcelona connected March 17. (Gracey family)

"Everything points to an accidental death, though we are not disclosing details regarding however the events unfolded," a spokesperson for the Mossos d'Esquadra, the determination Catalan police, antecedently said.

Given the findings, authorities person chosen not to prosecute charges against immoderate individuals successful transportation with Gracey’s death, a spokesperson for the Catalan High Court told Fox News Digital. 

However, officials added that the probe remains ongoing until a definite study and toxicology screening is submitted to the tribunal – a process that could instrumentality up to 3 weeks.

JIMMY GRACEY'S WALLET FOUND INTACT, BUT DRUGGING NOT RULED OUT IN DEATH OF ALABAMA STUDENT IN BARCELONA

Catalan constabulary divers from the Mossos d'Esquadra hunt the shoreline and Port Olimpic marina successful Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 19, 2026. Police were searching for clues arsenic to the whereabouts of 20-year-old University of Alabama pupil James Gracey who was past seen aboriginal Tuesday greeting astatine nightclub Shoko. (James Breeden for Fox News Digital)

The finalized study volition find if Gracey was poisoned oregon drugged earlier helium fell into the water, though authorities person said that foul play is not believed to person played a relation successful the 20-year-old’s death. 

Gracey’s wallet was recovered intact with money, recognition cards and different documents, signifying helium was apt not targeted, a constabulary spokesperson antecedently confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

Police sources person since said video showing Gracey walking unsocial toward the dock astatine Port Olimpic earlier falling successful the h2o has been obtained by authorities, according to the Spanish paper El Pais.

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"We volition not remark connected different reports that whitethorn person appeared successful the media," a constabulary spokesperson antecedently told Fox News Digital.

The past known photograph of Jimmy Gracey shows him wearing a achromatic T-shirt and golden concatenation adorned with a rhinestone cross. He was past seen astir 3 a.m. astatine the Shoko nightclub successful Barcelona. (Gracey family)

Gracey, a assemblage junior, was visiting Barcelona with friends from Alabama’s section of the Theta Chi fraternity.

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The radical visited Shoko, a nightclub on the Mediterranean Sea, connected Monday, March 16, for an evening of drinks and dancing. 

The past known photograph of Gracey shows him posing wrong the nine wearing a achromatic T-shirt and a golden concatenation adorned with a rhinestone cross.

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Fox News Digital is awaiting confirmation astir whether Gracey’s jewelry was besides recovered erstwhile his assemblage was found. 

Mourners get astatine a memorial wide for Jimmy Gracey astatine the Church of the Holy Family successful Chicago, IL, Monday, March 23, 2026. The 20-year-old Elmhurst autochthonal died past week successful Barcelona, Spain. (Kamil Krzacynski for Fox News Digital)

The radical departed the nine astir 3 a.m. Tuesday, but Gracey stayed down and was past seen chatting with an American woman, according to section reports.

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Authorities person not yet confirmed his movements aft leaving. 

Mourners get astatine a memorial wide for Jimmy Gracey astatine the Church of the Holy Family successful Chicago, IL, Monday, March 23, 2026. (Kamil Krzacynski for Fox News Digital)

Gracey was reported missing the pursuing greeting aft his friends woke up and noticed helium had not returned to the group’s Airbnb on Ronda de Sant Pere, located astir 1.5 miles from the fashionable nightclub.

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His cellphone was aboriginal recovered aft authorities arrested an unnamed idiosyncratic known to authorities for erstwhile charges, but officials determined the idiosyncratic was not progressive successful Gracey’s disappearance and alternatively charged him with "illegal possession of different person’s belonging." 

On Monday, friends and loved ones poured into the Church of the Holy Family successful Chicago, Illinois for a memorial wide successful grant of Gracey.