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The case has also prompted celebrities to get involved in supporting Jazmine's family and helping in the hunt for the killer.

DeAndre Hopkins, a wide receiver for the Houston Texans football team, pledged Thursday to donate his playoff game check this Saturday to pay for Jazmine's funeral. Hopkins stands to earn about $29,000 from the playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.

\"I have a 5-year-old daughter. It could have been anybody in that position on this team...anybody in this city...It’s unfortunate,\" Hopkins told ABC affiliate station KTRK-TV in Houston.

Actresses Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde also spread the word on social media about the hunt for the killer.

\"Find him. This evil monster,\" Union tweeted.

\"PHOTO:
Nicole Hensley/Houston Chronicle via AP
PHOTO: Christopher Cevilla, father of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, speaks during a news conference, Dec. 31, 2018, in Houston.
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Wilde also took to Twitter, writing, \"Please help find this murderer if you can.\"

Find him! This evil monster must be stopped! https://t.co/dUUArkowcX

— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) January 2, 2019

Please help find this murderer if you can. https://t.co/aFCq71RlBS

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) January 2, 2019

Meanwhile, Jazmine's mother pleaded with the killer to give himself up.

\"I feel like it's not going to be no amount of money,\" she said of the reward. \"It's going to have to be him. His heart is going to finally get to him. His conscience is finally going to get to him. After he sees my child's face go across his TV so many times, he's going to turn himself in.\"

Jazmine's father, Christopher Cevilla, added, \"Justice will prevail and I'm leading the charge.\"

\"I won't stop, I won't quit. I don't care how long it takes. He's going to slip up somewhere and he's going down for sure,\" Cevilla said.

The family announced that a funeral and balloon release ceremony for Jazmine will be held on Tuesday at noon at the Green House International Church in Houston.

Local activists are also planning to hold a community rally at noon on Saturday outside a Walmart, close to where Jazmine was shot.

Washington spoke of the daughter who was taken from her, saying, \"We are missing a piece of our puzzle.\"

\"Jazmine loved music. She was a lovable person,\" Washington said. \"She loved dressing up. She had told me she wanted to be a teacher. She was already trying to sit in my lap and drive. That's how much fun Jazmine is. She does not stop.\"

Alxis said her little sister was always \"bossing people around.\"

Asked what she'll miss most about Jazmine, Alxis said, \"Her smile.\"

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