4-year-old Everett boy missing under ‘suspicious circumstances’

Everett Police are looking for a 4-year-old boy who disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Police say he was last seen around 7 a.m. on Wednesday.

Residents said that on Wednesday evening, police swarmed an apartment complex located off Vesper Drive.

“There was a dozen patrol rigs, half a dozen SUV’s, and half dozen undercover rigs, lining the streets. Plenty of cops walking the streets, it was different for the area,” said a neighbor.

Officers were seen going inside one of the units, taking photos and processing evidence. Everett police say 4-year-old Ariel Garcia stayed there with his mother.

When family members showed up on Wednesday to take custody of the child, they were not able to find him.

Detectives say the mother was located outside of the city. They believe the boy left with a family member and say he may be in danger.

“It’s devasting, I mean, this is a pretty safe community, it’s pretty quiet, and to see police outside the apartments yesterday was pretty shocking,” said Madison Everett.

Ariel is 3 feet, 1 inch tall, 37 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Neighbors say this is very concerning because there’s a lot of children in the area.

“I feel extremely concerned because that’s not something that we’ve ever had a problem within this area. As you guys have probably noticed, there’s a daycare right here on the corner and we have kids lining up for school daily,” said a neighbor.

If you have any information on Ariel’s whereabouts, you are urged to call 911.