{"id":643654,"date":"2023-04-29T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/texas-mass-shooting-police-have-zero-leads-on-suspect-accused-of-killing-5-in-execution-style-shooting\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T00:00:00","slug":"texas-mass-shooting-police-have-zero-leads-on-suspect-accused-of-killing-5-in-execution-style-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/texas-mass-shooting-police-have-zero-leads-on-suspect-accused-of-killing-5-in-execution-style-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Mass Shooting: Police Have \u2018Zero Leads\u2019 On Suspect Accused Of Killing 5 In \u2018Execution-Style\u2019 Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Topline<\/h2>\n

Authorities said Sunday they do not know the location of Francisco Oropesa, the man suspected of killing five of his neighbors, including an 8-year-old, with an AR-15 rifle on Friday in Cleveland, Texas, as the nation grapples with another mass shooting\u2014here\u2019s what we know about the alleged gunman.<\/p>\n

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A law enforcement official works Sunday, April 30, 2023, in the neighborhood where a mass shooting … [+]<\/span> occurred Friday night, in Cleveland, Texas. The search for a man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Facts<\/h2>\n
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In a press conference, FBI special agent-in-charge James Smith said there are \u201czero leads\u201d as to Oropesa\u2019s whereabouts and \u201cwe’re running into dead ends,\u201d as local, state and federal authorities offer an $80,000 award for information leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oropesa, 38, lived in the Trails End area of Cleveland, a small city with about 8,000 residents north of Houston, and is accused of shooting to death five of his neighbors when he was asked to stop shooting a rifle in his yard because a baby was sleeping.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oropesa is a Mexican citizen and is married\u2014his wife has been interviewed by authorities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Deputies had previously come over to Oropesa\u2019s home and spoken \u201cwith him about him shooting his gun in the yard,\u201d San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Police believe Oropesa has since fled San Jacinto County and is \u201cpresumed to be armed and dangerous,\u201d the San Jacinto County Sheriff\u2019s Office said<\/a> Saturday\u2014while the gun allegedly used in the killings has been seized, Oropesa may be carrying another weapon, as others were located in his home, Capers said.<\/p>\n

Oropesa is believed to be traveling on foot; clothes and a phone were located in a forest, Capers said Saturday, though he was last seen wearing a black shirt, jeans and work boots.<\/p>\n

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Capers said Sunday \u201cwell over 200\u201d police officers are currently searching for Oropesa, and authorities were going door-to-door in their search, though Smith acknowledged Sunday police still don\u2019t know if he\u2019s still in the area.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Big Number<\/h2>\n

$5 million. That\u2019s how large the bond on Oropesa has been assigned to. An arrest warrant for him has been issued, and he faces five counts of murder.<\/p>\n

Tangent<\/h2>\n

His last name was previously spelled as Oropeza, but authorities said Sunday they are using Oropesa \u201cto better reflect his identity in law enforcement systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

At 11:30 p.m. on Friday, neighbors asked Oropesa to stop shooting his rifle. Oropesa\u2014who Capers says<\/a> had been drinking prior to the shooting\u2014allegedly responded that it was his property. He was pictured walking up to the property where the shooting took place carrying a rifle. The victims, all from Honduras, are Daniel Enrique Laso, 8, Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18, Velazquez Alvarado, 21, Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25, and Diana Julisa Molina Rivera, 31. Two of the victims were found laying over two children to protect them. All were shot in the head \u201cexecution style,\u201d Capers said.<\/p>\n

Surprising Fact<\/h2>\n

There have been 183 mass shootings so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive<\/a>. Sunday is the 120th day of 2023.<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n

Police manhunt continues for suspect in Texas mass shooting<\/a> (Associated Press)<\/p>\n

Man who killed 5 neighbors in Texas ‘could be anywhere,’ sheriff says<\/a> (NBC News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Marisa Dellatto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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