Manhunt Underway in Texas for Man Who Gunned Down 7-Year-Old Girl
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The shooter, identified only as a white male, reportedly pulled up next to a black family’s vehicle and opened fire.
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Police in Texas are searching for an unidentified white man who allegedly opened fire on a black family leaving a Walmart parking lot on Sunday morning, killing a 7-year-old girl in front of her mother and three other young girls believed to be her sisters. In a statement on Twitter, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez identified the slain child as Jazmine Barnes. Her mother, identified as 30-year-old LaPorsha Washington, was wounded in the incident but expected to survive, while one other girl was injured by shattered glass. “A total of 5 occupants in the car witnessed this innocent child, their loved one, shot and killed before their eyes. So senseless. It’s never easy, and extra hard during the holiday season,” Gonzalez said. The suspect has been identified only as a white male in his 40s who was driving a red pickup truck. Police have not yet determined a motive, saying only that the gunman pulled up next to the family’s vehicle and began firing inside as they were leaving the parking lot.
Update on Wallisville Road Shooting: 7 year old victim has been identified as Jazmine Barnes (black female). Mother, LaPorsha Washington, 30 years old (black female), sustained a wound and survived her injury. Please keep this family in your prayers. #HouNews
Update on Wallisville: deceased child is 7 year old, may she Rest In Peace. Suspected shooter described as white male, 40s, a beard, driving a red truck. If you know anything please contact us asap. We need our communities help. cc: @CrimeStopHOU#HouNews
