A black man was arrested and charged with murder in the killing of a seven-year-old black girl in a drive-by shooting that authorities said appeared to be a case of mistaken identity, not a racially motivated attack, as her family feared. Police believe Texas murder of girl, seven, was not racially motivatedJazmine Barnes’ family had described the gunman in the December 30 death as a white man driving a red pickup, and believed race played a role in the shooting. A sketch provided by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston, Texas, shows an artist’s rendition of the suspect (Harris County Sheriff’s Office/AP)Court records did not list a lawyer for him. After the shooting, a composite sketch of a white man in a dark hood was widely circulated. Houston mayor Sylvester Turner said the support Jazmine’s family received provided law enforcement “with a sense of urgency and made Jazmine’s loved ones know they weren’t alone in their time of grief”.

Source: Irish Independent January 06, 2019 21:33 UTC