Family of Slain Girl Thanks Community for Support

Dozens of Carrollton residents rallied around a family devastated by tragedy.

The community held a vigil Wednesday night for 10-year-old Jasmen Gonzalez, an Oklahoma City girl who was killed this weekend.

Several prayers were said, and candles were lit around a picture of the girl.

Her father, Hector Gonzalez, told the community that he had been coming to Carrollton for 10 years and would return. He thanked everyone who had come out to support him and his family.

Neighbors said the girl's slaying has shaken them. Despite not knowing Jasmen Gonzalez, they said they were touched by her death.

Jackie Alvarez signed a guest book that was passed around.

“I don’t know exactly what words to give them, because I'm not going through the situation, but, really, the story really did touch my heart," she said.

The Gonzalez family plans to return to Oklahoma City, where they will hold a funeral for Jasmen Gonzalez.

She and her parents were visiting relatives in Carrollton when she disappeared late Saturday night. Search crews found her body Sunday afternoon outside a home near the apartment where she and her family were staying.

The man accused in her death, Jose Sifuentes, is charged with murder.

Sifuentes, the common-law husband of the girl's cousin, is being held in the Dallas County jail.