The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping police search for a Hartford teen who has been missing since Aug. 25 and a vigil has been planned for tonight.
Jillian Burgos, a 14-year-old student and choir member at Two Rivers Magnet School in East Hartford, has been missing for two weeks.
Hartford police have asked the FBI to step in and help find her.
Police said Jillian was last seen in her backyard on Natalie Street around 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25.
Meanwhile, community members have planned a vigil “to raise awareness not only of Jillian’s disappearance, but also the disparity in how missing children in urban centers are handled,” according to a press release from Hartford Areas Rally Together.
The vigil will be held at Dillon Stadium on Huyshope Avenue in Hartford at 6 p.m.
Deacon Arthur Miller will say a prayer for Burgos, and the Two Rivers choir will sing in her honor.
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“We want to make sure that every child matters, no matter their race or zip code,” HART Executive Director Mayra Esquilin, said in a statement.
Burgos stands about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 285 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and a beauty mark on her neck, according to police.,
Police said Burgos was wearing a purple short, gray shorts and white sneakers when she disappeared and was carrying a blue backpack with a butterfly design.
She is not a habitual runaway, and police said they do not believe she was abducted.
Anyone with information on Jillian's whereabouts should call Sgt. Sonia Watson at 860-757-4482 or Det. Ivys Arroyo at 860-757-4236.
