HOUSTON, TX - The funeral ceremony for 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes will be held at noon on Tuesday, January 8th at Green House International Church located at 200 West Greens Road in Houston. A balloon release will take place right before the service at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A community rally honoring Jazmine will be held on Saturday, January 5th at noon at the Walmart Parking Lot, 5655 Sam Houston Parkway in Houston.
As the search intensifies for the killer of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, the reward money for information in this case has now climbed to $75,000. The heartbreaking murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes has left people across the country searching for answers.
Some local community leaders believe it was a hate crime. The tragic shooting happened Sunday on the East Sam Houston Parkway feeder in northeast Harris County. LaPorsha Washington says she was driving with her four daughters when a white man in a red pickup truck opened fire on their car, shooting her in the arm and killing Jazmine.
Big celebrity names like Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union have been vocal on social media. Union tweeted, "Find him! This evil monster must be stopped!"
Rapper Bun B also sent out a message, tweeting "Justice for Jazmine! Because no child of any color, race or religion anywhere should ever have to die like this. Ever!"