A 12-year-old Texas girl who was found dead in a creek on Monday was reportedly seen in surveillance footage being approached by two men shortly before her disappearance.
On Wednesday, Harris County coroners identified Jocelyn Nungaray as the person who was found strangled in a shallow creek in Houston. KPRC reported that shortly before Nungaray was found dead, surveillance footage showed two men approach her at a 7-Eleven store in Houston.
According to KHOU, Nungaray is believed to have snuck out of her home late Sunday. She was reportedly on the phone with her 13-year-old boyfriend when she was overheard talking to two men.
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Nungaray’s body was found in the creek at about 6:15 a.m. Monday morning, hours after the encounter with the two men who are considered persons of interest.
“I drove past, and when I looked up the creek, I thought it was a mannequin. I did a U-turn, and I stopped on the bridge, put my flashers on, looked down, and realized it was someone. I parked right here and called 911 immediately,” the person who reportedly discovered Nungaray’s body told KTRK.
KPRC reported that Nungaray’s mother tracked her cellphone to the creek where she was ultimately found dead. The creek is located near the slain girl’s home.
“I’m like angry that they took advantage of her. She was so young. She was 12, you took my baby away you took her away,” she told KHOU.
Anyone with information regarding this case should call Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
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