An arrest has finally been made in the senseless shooting of 7-year-old, Jazmine Barnes.
Via KPRC 2 Houston:
Two men are in custody in connection with the shooting death of Jazmine Barnes, and authorities said her mother’s car was targeted by mistake.
Eric Black Jr. is in custody and charged with capital murder.
During Black’s court appearance early Sunday morning, court documents referred to another person in the case as having the initials L.W.
Sources tell KPRC2 that suspect is Larry Woodruffe, 24.
Black, 20, is being held without bond.
During his appearance before a judge, new details about the investigation were released, including that the suspects targeted the car by mistake, according to court documents.
“The source said the suspects thought the complainant’s vehicle was some other person’s vehicle that they had seen earlier in the night and that they shot the car by mistake. The source said that they did not realize the vehicle that they had shot into was the complainant’s vehicle until seeing it on the news later in the day,” the document stated.
According to court documents, Black was the driver of the car and that another man, identified by a source as L.W., was in the passenger seat when the shooting occurred.
Court documents also show Black was taken into custody during a traffic stop at Woodforest Boulevard and Beltway 8, and that deputies discovered marijuana inside the gray Kia he was driving.
Investigators identified Black as a suspect based on a tip, discovered evidence that corroborated the tip and charged him with capital murder Saturday.
Black was taken into custody in east Harris County without incident, deputies say.
According to investigators, Black then admitted to taking part in the shooting. Investigators are continuing to pursue evidence that could possibly lead to other suspects being charged in this case.
The suspect was originally thought to be a white man driving a red pick up truck, but the man in the truck was said to be fleeing the scene after hearing the shots. I am glad that they got these men off the streets and that Jazmine’s family can finally get some justice. May she Rest In Peace.
