Sources say a suspect in custody for deadly shooting of Jazmine Barnes

Sunday, January 6, 2019
Sources say a suspect in custody for deadly shooting of Jazmine Barnes

HOUSTON, Texas -- A suspect is in custody for the deadly shooting of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, but the investigation is ongoing with a possible second suspect, sources said Saturday.

According to sources, the suspect does not resemble the sketch given.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office posted a statement on Twitter, saying the investigation has taken a "new direction."

"Detectives are in the process of interviewing persons of interest," HCSO said.

Barnes was shot and killed last Sunday near a Walmart along the East Beltway and Wallisville, as she and her mother were going to Joe V's to get coffee.

According to police, someone in a red, four-door pickup truck pulled alongside her family's vehicle and started firing.

LaPorsha Washington, Jazmine's mother, was injured during the alleged attack.

After the shooting was over, one of her other daughters made the devastating discovery.

"She said, 'Momma, Jazmine's not moving. She's not talking.' I turned around and my 7-year-old was shot in the head," Washington said.

The story since then has captured the hearts of many community members, celebrities and activists around the world.

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