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Barnes was in a car with his mother, LaPorsha Washington and three sisters last Sunday, around 7 am, when a man in a red or brown van arrived next to their vehicle and opened the fire.
Jazmine fatally shot in the head
30-year-old Washington was shot in the arm while Jazmine's sister, aged 6, was hit by splinters of broken glass. The two teenage sisters of Jazmine were not injured.
A sketch of the suspect compiled from descriptions of Jazmine's mother and her three sisters showed a white man of about forty years with a shadow at 5 o'clock and a hoodie.
On Saturday night, the Harris County Sheriff's Office tweeted that the homicide investigation had taken a new turn.
"Investigators are interviewing people of interest, more details will be released as soon as possible."
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez has previously stated that investigators felt the attack "was totally flawless".
The girls were still in their pajamas and were going to Joe V's chip store to stock up for breakfast with their grandmother, who was living with the family when they were shot.
Washington said that she thought the race had played a role in the shooting. The white truck driver clearly saw "a black mother with four beautiful children, girls, in this car," she said.
Investigators broadcast an enhanced surveillance video of the extended-cabin pickup and urged residents to call with contacts. They asked people with access to a surveillance camera around Wallisville Road and East Sam Houston Parkway to check their images. The advice flocked but no arrests were made.
Rally for Jazmine
On Saturday, hundreds of people attended a rally in front of the Walmart, near the road where Jazmine was killed.
"There's going to be justice for her," Washington told the crowd, "because there are too many people looking for this man".
She said that Jazmine would have celebrated her birthday next month.
"I tell you every time I see one of you reach out to me, I can hold my head high, "she said. "I can get up in the morning."
A series of speakers, including members of Jazmine's family and community leaders, expressed dismay and shock at the murder of the girl.
MP Sheila Jackson Lee called for a nationwide hunt for the suspect.
"This is no longer a case in Houston," Lee said. "This is the case that has taken national proportions and you are gathered here for the nation to see that there is no room for failure."
Many interveners directly addressed the murderer of Jazmine Saturday, treated him as cowardly and begged him to surrender.
Support for the family
The death of Jazmine was well felt. wide, and supporters came together to support the family.
Jazmine will also be remembered on Tuesday at the "Justice for Jazmine Barnes" community rally honoring "all murdered victims in Houston / Harris County," organizers said.
Services to Jazmine are scheduled to begin at 10 am Tuesday with a visit to Green House International Church. His funeral is at noon. Mourners plan to release purple balloons – Jazmine's favorite color
Jazmine's father, Christopher Cevilla, thanked many supporters this week. He made a public appeal for information on the attack.
"I just want anyone, who knows something about my daughter's murder, to be content with doing anything like yours," he said. "Just put yourself in my place, instead of my family."
Dakin Andone, Kaylee Hartung and Ray Sanchez of CNN contributed to this report.
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