A sweeping search for a Texas man accused of fatally shooting five neighbors with an AR-15-style weapon continued Monday after more than 250 officials from local, state and federal agencies failed to arrest him over the weekend.
The suspect, whom federal and local authorities have identified as either Francisco Oropeza or Oropesa, fled Friday night after allegedly killing his neighbors in response to a request that he stop shooting in his yard while their baby was trying to sleep. On Sunday afternoon, officials“We’re running into dead ends,” James Smith, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Houston field office, told reporters Sunday. “We have zero leads to him.
On April 30, police asked the public for information on Francisco Oropeza, 38, who is suspected of killing five neighbors in Cleveland, Tex. , and Smith said he “could be anywhere.” Although law enforcement officers said they found the weapon allegedly used in the shooting, they said the suspect may have another gun, and they are acting as if he is armed.The manhunt, about 45 miles northeast of downtown Houston, has upended the small city as residents express fear at the realization that anyone could be attacked after an otherwise banal interaction with a neighbor.
The victims have been identified as Sonia Argentina Guzmán, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18; and Daniel Enrique Laso, 9. All were from Honduras, officials said.
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