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A man in Texas was arrested and charged with the fatal murder of 7- year-old Jazmine Barnes. The suspect, 20-year-old, Eric Black Jr, was identified as the suspect from a tip. Texas authorities stated that Black admitted that he was involved in the shooting.
Eric Black Jr., 20, is charged with capital murder in the death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes. #hounews pic.twitter.com/OlmqMlb3ES
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) January 6, 2019
This break in the case comes a week after Jazmine Barnes was fatally shot in the neck while in the car with her mother. The gunman reportedly opened fire on the car at 7am. Barnes death was made public after activist Shaun King posted it on his instagram page. Take a look at the posts below.