DeAndre Hopkins promises to donate to family of slain 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes

The death of Jazmine Barnes hit close to home for Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.

Last Sunday, the 7-year-old girl was senselessly killed in a drive-by shooting in Houston, as her family still seeks answers. With a young daughter of his own, Hopkins can easily imagine that same situation happening to his family.

Now Hopkins wants to make a positive difference, as he posted on Instagram on Thursday:

The Texans will face off against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs. Hopkins also promised to donate his $29,000 playoff check to Barnes’ family to help cover funeral costs and seek justice for her killer.

Beyond Hopkins, there are several other active fundraisers for Barnes’ family. Jazmine’s father, Chris Cevilla, set up a GoFundMe to raise money for her funeral, which has already surpassed $40,000. Activist Shaun King has also partnered with civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt to raise money in hopes of getting information on the unknown killer of the young girl. The two say they have raised over $100,000.

Currently, only limited information is known about the shooting and the assailant remains at large. Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, was driving four of her daughters on Sunday morning when a gunman pulled up to her car and opened fire. Authorities describe the main suspect as a bearded white man in his 40s driving a red pickup truck.

“This was a shooting that had no motivation from road rage to some previous relationship between the shooter and the victims,” Merritt said. “The only thing we know is the shooter was white. The victims were black and they were ambushed.”

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