Two men have been taken into custody in connection with the horrific rape and murder of a 12-year-old Texas girl.
Jocelyn Nungaray’s body was found floating in a creek near her Houston home on Monday.
Police say she was brutally strangled and sexually assaulted.
They published images of two people of interest who were seen on surveillance footage with Jocelyn hours before her death after sneaking out of her home.
Police have now confirmed that the two men have been arrested and questioned about the murder.
Jocelyn Nungary, 12, was found dead of strangulation in a shallow creek near her home on Sunday
Officers will hold a press conference with updates on the case at 2 p.m.
It is believed Jocelyn snuck out of her room and went to a local supermarket, where she was approached by two unknown male suspects.
She called her 13-year-old boyfriend from the convenience store around midnight that night.
He reported hearing her talking to two adults, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced at a news conference on Tuesday.
Her grieving mother, Alexis Nungary, is now struggling to come to terms with what happened.
“It’s like it’s not real,” she said Click2Houston. ‘I keep hearing everything, and
She said she does not believe she knows the two men Jocelyn was seen with at the convenience store, who have been identified by Houston police as “persons of interest in the case.”
Police have identified two men as ‘persons of interest’ in the murder investigation, who are now in custody
It is believed that Jocelyn first met the two men when she went to a supermarket
But Alexis says she suspects they live in the apartment complex or walked to the store from a nearby state park.
“I want karma to hit them, I’m angry,” Alexis added. ‘They took advantage of her.
‘She’s so young, she’s twelve. I want justice. I want whoever saw them to call the police. They took my baby.”