BREAKING | Less than an hour after an anonymous tipster came forward on Tuesday, law enforcement officials apprehended Francisco Oropesa, the fugitive believed to have gunned down five people in a cold-blooded massacre last week.
, the fugitive believed to have gunned down five people in a cold-blooded massacre last week, according to authorities.
Authorities are weighing criminal charges for those who helped Oropesa evade police for nearly four days, though no other arrests were immediately announced. “To the victims and the families, you are at the forefront of our minds. We are delighted that he’s finally in custody.”Oropesa is believed to have killed five people with an AR-15 rifle after a neighbor in Cleveland, Texas approached him and asked him to stop firing a weapon in his front yard, saying the noise might disturb their sleeping baby.
Oropesa’s arrest comes just two days after the FBI admitted that investigators had “zero leads” in the case.in response to the arrest, “Great job by law enforcement.”
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