from the harris county sheriff ed gonzalez there, who said one suspect is in custody. his name is eric black, and he is charged with capital murder. the sheriff there addressing it is clear that eric black does not fit the description of the composite that was earlier distributed, but he did say that he believes this was a case of mistaken identity, that seven-year-old jazmine was not the intended target. but still, no clarity on the sequence of events. perhaps there is going to be a q & a that will come after mr. gonzalez continues with his statement or ends his statement and then opens up questions for reporters, but i want to bring back now cnn law enforcement analyst and retired fbi supervisory special agent james gagliano. james, based on what you re hearing, does this only provoke more questions? we didn t hear a timeline, we
by gunfire. police have charged 20-year-old eric black jr. with capital murder in connection with the girl s death. police say he admitted to taking part and more arrests may come. investigators have not said if black was the shooter. they also do not think the family was the intended target but was likely shot as a result of mistaken identity. jazmine s murder gained the attention of politicians and prompted rallies like this one on saturday aimed at supporting the girl s family. i appreciate everybody that s out here. you all are doing your thing, and i m so happy to see all these faces. and i thank you all so much for doing this and coming together for my baby, man. we going to represent her. she s up there watching over all
didn t hear a sequence of events, what led to the arrest of eric black? while mr. gonzalez did say there was a discrepancy in the physical description of the composite, a and the man who wa arrested. there are a lot of holes here. i don t fault the sheriff to just kind of sticking to giving out basic parcel of information. the public has a right to know. this case has been followed nationally if not internationally. so i think he did the proper thing there. until they iron everything out, they check every detail, they corroborate everything suspect said, i don t think it s appropriate for him to put out things they re not absolutely certain about. number one, the description tip. the description did not match,
evidence otherwise, the sheriff is not ready to speak to eric black s specific role or what they re looking for from what they believe to be another suspect. in that probable cause hearing for eric black, it was said there was another man in the passenger seat of that car he was driving, who was identified by the initials l.w. we are aware of a man who was arrested overnight with the initials l.w. who is being charged with possession of marijuana and other controlled substances. in his probable cause hearing, when the state was making the case for his bond to be greater than $5,000, which it would typically be for someone facing a charge like that, they mentioned he s a suspect in a homicide and murder investigation. the bond for that man is now set at $100,000. kaylee, thank you. the cnn original film three identical strangers, this is a true story about triplets getting oscar buzz. we ll talk to the director next. one hour pickup order? got it.
jazmine barnes life. they are continuing to pursue evidence that leads to others charge. most importantly this morning eric black is in custody and he appears to be speaking in great detail to authorities in the matter of this murder that has really captivated the nation. now, authorities also say, you know, that their strong belief that jazmine barnes and her family innocent victim and it s corroborated by the account that black is giving. it was late last night when we first got word from the harris county sheriff s department that they said this investigation was taking on a new direction and then came the news of this arrest. now, earlier this morning, you all spoke with lee merritt, legal counsel for the barnes family and the family was grateful that an arrest was made but surprised.