Family: Two in custody in connection with 7-year-old slain in Jacksonville

UPDATE: Police have arrested two men and are looking for a third in connection to the shootout that killed the child. The Jacksonville sheriff said the shootout occurred during a robbery disguised as a gun deal

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Family of 7-year-old Heidy Rivas Villanueva tell First Coast News that police have taken two people into custody in connection to her homicide case.

A news conference has been called for 2:30 p.m. with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the State Attorney's Office and the Mayor's Office. We will be live streaming on our website and Facebook page.

Villanueva - who was looking forward to starting the first grade on Monday - was shot and killed on Saturday in a parking lot of 103rd Street after she was caught in the crossfire of an altercation that happened less than 100 feet away. She was waiting for her mother in the car with her 2-year-old sister and father.

An $11,000 reward is now being offered to catch the suspects involved. If you have any information call Crime Stopper at 1-866-845-TIPS to leave an anonymous tip.

READ MORE: Video released of the suspects in 7-year-old's murder

The "Justice for Heidy" memorial is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday It will be held in the parking lot where she was struck, near El Tapatio in the 7900 block of 103rd Street.

Family and friends are asking that the public wear white and bring signs that say "#JusticeforHeidy."

A GoFundMe account was set up for Villanueva's funeral services. Her family hopes to raise $30,000 to help send her body to Honduras, her native country, so she could be buried there.

Watch: Mother of 7-year-old shooting victim talks with First Coast News a day after the tragedy