Pair of men arrested as Jazmine laid to rest
The case of the shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes took a turn last Saturday with the arrest of Eric Black Jr., accused of being the driver in what investigators say was a case of mistaken identity. Larry Woodruffe, the suspected shooter in the slaying and a suspected gang member, also was arrested. Both men have been charged with capital murder. Woodruffe’s lawyer on Thursday asked for a change of venue, saying his client was unlikely to get a fair trial. The killing drew national attention when the suspected gunman was originally described as a white man, stoking fears and outrage of a racially motivated crime. Both Black and Woodruffe are African-American.