HOUSTON – The household of Jocelyn Nungaray will maintain a candlelight vigil to honor the 12-year-old woman whose life was senselessly taken.
The vigil can be held from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday evening, Jocelyn’s grandmother advised KPRC 2. She added that it’ll happen on the creek close to 400 West Rankin Highway, the realm the place the woman’s physique was discovered Monday morning.
In an interview with KPRC 2′s Corley Peel, Alexis Nungaray described her first-born daughter as “goofy” and stated she had her personal “little spunk.” She additionally stated Jocelyn by no means adopted the gang.
“She at all times stood up for what was proper,” Alexis stated.
The 2 males suspected of finishing up the homicide are in police custody. Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22, and Franklin Pena, 26, have every been charged with capital homicide.
What Occurred?
On June 17, Martinez-Rangel and Pena are accused of murdering 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray and throwing her physique in a creek.
Due to surveillance video, investigators have been in a position to piece collectively an awesome deal in regards to the suspects and their whereabouts on the day of the homicide.
Investigators stated Martinez-Rangel and Pena have been first noticed at a restaurant situated on Northborough Drive, near the Canfield Lake Flats, the place they lived.
Moments later, investigators stated the 2 males met up with Jocelyn on Kuykendahl Highway and continued to the 7-Eleven comfort retailer on Rankin and Kuykendahl, the place extra surveillance video captured the three collectively.
The group stayed on the comfort retailer for a couple of minutes, in accordance with investigators, earlier than leaving and strolling to a bridge the place authorities consider the woman was murdered.
Courtroom paperwork state that Martinez-Rangel and Pena lured Jocelyn to the bridge the place they stayed together with her for over two hours, eliminated her pants, tied her up, killed her, and threw her physique into the creek. After, investigators stated the suspects walked again to their condo.
It’s not clear why the suspects murdered the teenager, however investigators stated whereas taking the 2 males into custody for questioning on Thursday, they discovered proof inside their condo associated to Jocelyn’s homicide.
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