Man Charged With Murder in 7 Year-Old Jazmine Barnes’ Death

The mother of seven-year-old daughter Jazmine Barnes, who was killed on Dec. 30, speaks to the crowd during a community rally outside Walmart in Houston on Jan. 5, 2019. Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle/AP
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HOUSTON—Authorities in Texas have charged a 20-year-old man in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl who was killed while riding in a vehicle with her family.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced early Sunday that Eric Black Jr. was charged with capital murder in the death of Jazmine Barnes. Investigators identified Black as a suspect after receiving a tip, the office said in a statement.