Loved ones remember teenage girl killed in Far East El Paso neighborhood

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The family members of the teen girl who was found dead in an alley in a far east El Paso neighborhood are remembering her.

Jasmine Estrella Adame's loved ones described her as a wonderful child who "touched the lives of those around her."

They said 16-year-old Jasmine was a soccer and volleyball player and gymnast.

"Jasmine dedicated her life to making everyone around her laugh and would light up the room with her beautiful smile."

Parent Yvette Villarreal told ABC-7, the family is grieving and are working to move forward.

"It’s unreal. I still fight back and forth in my head that it is real. I haven’t seen her myself, so I am still fighting it in my own head," Villarreal said.

Villarreal said she will remember "her beautiful smile she always had on her face."

According to her family, Jasmine was the oldest daughter in the family.

"Everybody knows she had an amazing heart. She was a people person, she always liked to be with her friends and she was never alone basically," Villarreal said.

The family is demanding justice after the teen was found dead in an alley last Thursday.

"We need to find who did this. You know? Not only justice for Jasmine, but also for our community as well. We have to get the person responsible off the streets," Villarreal said.

On Thursday evening, the El Paso Police responded to a shooting on the 14300 block of Coyote Trail.

The call for shots fired came in around 9:30 p.m. When police arrived on the scene, they discovered the body of a female juvenile.

Officials have released limited details. They said the investigation is still ongoing.

Investigators asked anyone to call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).

Officials with Perches Funeral Homes told ABC-7, they will be covering the funeral expenses for Jasmine's family.

General manager Jorge Ortiz said they wanted to do this for the family.

“We care for the families and we are here for our community. We know it is hard for anyone to go through this and we hope that this is something that doesn’t keep repeating, but hopefully this will help the families that are going through this to feel more at peace. 

Salvador Perches, the owner, said," I'm committed to our community, to always help out those in need when tragedy hits."