Jazmine Barnes: A killer driving Texas kills a girl and seven others

A manhunt is underway in Houston, Texas, for an armed man who attacked a young family during a shootout, killing a seven-year-old girl.

Jazmine Barnes, her three sisters and mother, LaPorsha Washington

Jazmine and Mrs. Washington were shot dead and the seven-year-old girl died in the back seat as a result of her injuries.

The police think that they were dead.

Authorities claim that the unidentified gunman is a white, bearded man in his forties, dressed in a red sweatshirt, according to Ms. Washington's daughter, aged 15. years, who had a glimpse of the man.

He reportedly stopped Sunday morning beside the family car in a red pickup truck and reportedly began shooting without provocation, Harris County Police said.

"We will leave all possible motives," sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a press conference Monday, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Ms. Washington, 30, was shot in the arm during the attack and her six-year-old daughter was injured by the broken glass.

From her hospital bed, Mrs. Washington says in tears to KHOU 11 News: "I remembered that moment in my head over a million times to see – did I cut that man

"Did I go wrong in front of him?"

"Did I do anything wrong to get this man to shoot my car I did not do it

" I did not do anything. He shot us for no reason. "

At the press conference on Monday, the sheriff urged anyone with information to make themselves known, asking residents to review the images taken by a security camera at home or in their company to find the shooter.

"Yes, we know we are in Texas. Yes, we know we have a lot of vans, Gonzalez said.

pickup. It could be your neighbor. It may be your colleague. "

He also called on the armed man to surrender to avoid further violence.

Jazmine's father, Christopher Cevilla, told reporters that his daughter was a" loving and caring girl. "

"And if that was your daughter?" he said. "Please, go at that time and help my family get justice for my little girl."

The images of the van were widely shared online as the manhunt continues.

Ava DuVernay, director of Selma and A Wrinkle in Time, one of the many social media actors who called for the capture of the shooter, told the story of the family in a tweet.

Some social media users suggest that the attack was a hate crime. not say that they treat the breed as a factor in shooting.

Civil rights activist Shaun King offered a $ 35,000 (£ 27,800) cash prize to anyone who helped capture the suspect.