The manhunt for Francisco Oropesa, 38, continues after he is accused of gunning down five people including an 8-year-old child. Family members who were inside the home share frightening moments that led up to that deadly mass shooting.
Garcia says he asked him to stop because a child inside was scared, but the unthinkable happened next.Oropesa forced himself inside their home, first turning his weapon on Garcia's wife, Sonia Argentina Guzman, who was only 25-years-old.In San Jacinto County, 38-year-old Franciso Oropesa, a Mexican national, is a suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people including an 8-year-old child at a home just west of Cleveland. Authorities have widened their search up to a 20 mile radius.
The FBI Houston and San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers give an update on their search for Francisco Oropesa, 38, who reportedly killed five people in their home in Cleveland, Texas. "The five people died. Diana and Julisa died covering their children. They died defending their children," Rivera said.
The FBI says hundreds of law enforcement officers from over a dozen agencies are actively searching for Oropesa, and he's considered armed and dangerous.
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