HOUSTON (AP) — A 12-year-old Houston girl who was killed after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store earlier this month was set to be remembered at a funeral service and a celebration of her life on Thursday.
FILE - Alexis Nungaray, the mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, center, is comforted during a candlelight vigil for her daughter on Friday, June 21, 2024, in Houston . Jocelyn Nungaray’s funeral service is set for Thursday, June 27 in north Houston . FILE - A bridge crosses the shallow creek where 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray’s body was found, pictured on June 18, 2024, in Houston . A funeral service and a celebration of life is planned for Nungaray on Thursday, June 27, in north Houston .
“We miss her goofiness. She was a child that loved animals. She always said, ‘Grandpa, all animals need a house.’ She was always trying to pick up strays,” said Kelvin Alvarenga, Nungaray’s grandfather. The suspects allegedly lured the girl under a bridge and remained with her there for more than two hours, according to court documents. They allegedly took off her pants, tied her up and killed her before throwing her body in the bayou, according to prosecutors.David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, is remembered
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