Lee Merritt and Shaun King offer a reward in Texas during a shootout that killed a 7-year-old child

Lawyer S. Lee Merritt has more than 21,000 followers on Twitter. More than a million people follow the activist for social justice Shaun King.

The two former classmates, who worked on other cases, have again partnered to offer a reward in exchange for information that allowed the arrest of a suspect during the shooting of Jazmine Barnes in the Houston area. The reward was $ 60,000 Wednesday night, writes King on social networks.

Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, said Wednesday that the authorities had had many tips, but no break in the case. The shooter was described as a bearded white man, perhaps in his forties, driving a red or brown pickup truck. The victims of the shooting are black.

Merritt stated that $ 35,000 of this money came from his private funds and those of King. Donors paid $ 25,000, said Merritt.

King could not be contacted on Wednesday.

Merritt, who has offices in Dallas and Philadelphia, went to Houston on Wednesday to serve as an advisor to Jazmine's family.

"I am forced to sit with many families who are experiencing the most tragic event that any of us can imagine … these people are suffering," he said. "They take care of the details needed at the funeral of a loved one," he said. "I have therefore been put in a position where I can help people, largely on the recognition of the community."

Jazmine was killed when the van stopped beside his family's car and a man opened fire, the Harris County Sheriff's Bureau said.

Jazmine's mother, LaPorsha Washington, was shot and wounded in the arm, authorities said. Her 6-year-old daughter suffered broken glass cuts, the sheriff's office announced. Two teenage siblings were not injured.

The family was still in pajamas when they made coffee early in the morning.

& # 39; Urgent. Everyone on board "

Before offering the award, Merritt stated that King and he had used their social media platforms to solicit information in order to apprehend the shooter.

One day after the shooting, King sends a tweet gathering people to help them in the case.

He wrote: "URGENT, ALL HANDS ON THE BRIDGE." A 40-year-old white man with a beard in a red pickup truck arrested on Jazmine Barnes and his family near Houston @Walmart and shot dead and hurt others.I am joining in the search for his killer and I am getting a reward of $ 25 000. Need him now. "

Merritt says that he hopes that the Reward money will generate more leads.

On Wednesday night, King wrote on Twitter that he had filtered hundreds of tips: "Mainly garbage. All well intentioned. 3-4 useful. Work with family and local authorities. Some promising leads, but not enough. "

" We Want to Raise Everyone's Consciousness "

King and Merritt have been friends for about 20 years since their stint at Morehouse College, a historically black settlement in Atlanta. [19659010] Over the years, they have worked together on several cases, including the shooting death of Anwon Rose II, a black teenager killed by police near Pittsburgh in June.