Authorities are searching for Francisco Oropeza, 38, who is accused of fatally shooting five of his neighbors near Cleveland, Texas early Saturday, according...
Cleveland is nearly 50 miles northwest of Houston. Its population is about 8,000, according to 2021 U.S. CensusDeputies were on their way to respond to a harassment complaint in the area when multiple 911 callers reported an active shooting at the same location, Capers wrote.
The names of the five slain are Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18; Daniel Enrique Laso, 8, according toThe sheriff’s office has said the name of the suspect’s last name is spelled “Oropeza.” FBI Houston on Sunday tweeted that authorities are using a different spelling — Oropesa — to “better reflect his identity in law enforcement systems.
More than 250 law enforcement officers are involved in the search for Oropesa, FBI Houston said in a tweet Sunday afternoon.
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