Man Charged With Capital Murder in Death of Jazmine Barnes – The New York Times

The initial description of the gunman as a white man was based on accounts of the shooting from the family, the sheriff’s office said in a news conference last week. The case had drawn national attention across the country.

After Jazmine’s killing, the public mobilized to help the family. About 1,000 people attended a rally on Saturday.

LaPorsha Washington, Jazmine’s mother, had told The Houston Chronicle that she believed the attack was racially motivated.

“I have no tint on my windows or anything so you can see there is a mother — a black mother — with daughters, beautiful children,” Ms. Washington told CNN. “You took my baby from me and you have no care in the world.”

Shaun King, a prominent racial justice activist and a columnist at The Intercept, had offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the gunman’s arrest. DeAndre Hopkins, a wide receiver for the Houston Texans, pledged to donate his paycheck from this weekend’s playoff game, which amounts to $29,000, to help pay for Jazmine’s funeral.