Global Courant 2023-05-03 06:01:33
Francisco Oropesa is said to have killed five out of ten people in a neighbor’s house.
A suspect believed to be Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of shooting five people in an “execution-like” mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, has been taken into custody following a multi-day manhunt, ABC News has confirmed.
San Jacinto County DA Todd Dillon confirmed the news. Multiple federal law enforcement sources also told ABC News that the man, believed to be Oropesa, has been captured.
The FBI is expected to give a press conference at 9:30 p.m. ET.
The massacre took place Friday night after neighbors asked 38-year-old Oropesa to stop firing his AR-15 into his yard because a newborn was trying to sleep, authorities said.
Francisco Oropesa
FBI Houston via Twitter
Oropesa then stormed the neighbour’s house, killing five of the 10 people inside, including a young boy, authorities said. Two of the killed women were found in a bedroom atop two surviving children, authorities said.
A house is shown, April 30, 2023, where a mass shooting took place Friday night in Cleveland, Texas.
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Law enforcement officers search for the suspect a few miles from where five people, including an 8-year-old child, were killed after a shooting at a home April 29, 2023 in Cleveland, Texas.
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From left to right are photos of the victim of a mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas in this split photo: Daniel Enrique Lazo Guzmán, Sonia Argentina Guzmán Taibot, Josué Jonatan Cáceres, Diana Velasquez Alvarado and Obdulia Molina Rivera
From left to right, courtesy of Junior Izaguirre, Jeffri Rivera, Rivera family
Matt Rivers, Jack Date and Luke Barr of ABC News contributed to this report.
This is an evolving story. Check back later for updates.
