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The sketch was drawn based on a descriptions provided by Jazmine's family, the sheriff's office said. Law enforcement officers are scouring areas surrounding the shooting scene to find the gunman, who was driving a dark red or maroon pickup truck, Gonzalez said.

Surveillance video taken from a business near the scene shows the suspect's truck driving by shortly before the shooting.

Help us identify the person who killed 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes on Sunday. If you live near Wallisville Rd/ E. Sam Houston Pkwy look over your surveillance video. We’re looking for a 4-door red truck. If you have info call 713-221-6000 or @CrimeStopHOU at 713-222-TIPS. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/nyMudgs60x

— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) December 31, 2018

Gonzalez told reporters Thursday that authorities are trying \"to find this coward of a killer, this person who does not need to be on our streets.\"

Jazmine's family believes the shooting was a hate crime, especially since the gunman appeared to have deliberately looked inside both sides of the car before he opened fire, their attorney Lee Merritt told reporters on Thursday. First, he pulled up to the passenger side of the car, then came around to the driver's side, which gave him the opportunity to observe all of the young girls inside, Merritt said.

\"We didn't do anything wrong to this man. It was something in his mind that he had planned on doing beforehand,\" Washington said during a news conference on Thursday afternoon. \"This is something that I believe was a hate crime.\"

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Harris County Sheriff
PHOTO: The Harris County Sheriff's Office released this image of a red 4-door truck in hopes of identifying the person who shot and killed Jazmine Barnes, 7, on Dec. 30, 2018, in Harris County, Texas.
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No racial slurs were said during the attack, but Merritt said they still believe the shooting was racially motivated for a \"litany\" of reasons, including the area where it took place and the racial rhetoric currently dividing the nation.

\"We won't know until we capture this person and question him about his motive,\" Merritt said.

\"PHOTO:
Harris County Sheriffs Office
PHOTO: Jazmine Barnes, 7, was shot and killed while sitting in a car in Harris County, Texas, on Dec. 30, 2018. Authorities released this photo in hopes of finding her killer.
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Washington told ABC News Thursday that she will never stop looking for the man who killed her daughter. She would have turned 8 next month, Gonzalez said.

Investigators are comparing shell casings from the shooting to other cases to see if there are any connections, an official briefed on the investigation told ABC News.

The reward for information leading to Jazmine's killer had grown to $100,000 by Wednesday.

ABC News' Will Carr, Marilyn Heck, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro and Gina Sunseri contributed to this report.

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