“The suspect could be anywhere,” according to Texas police officials who say they lost track of a 38-year-old man responsible for the slaying of a family of five in Cleveland on Friday evening.
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The FBI, which is cooperating with the investigation, is warning the public about the dangerous nature of Francisco Oropeza.
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FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith and San Jacinto Sheriff Greg Capers
“We consider the man armed and dangerous. […] He is on the loose and a threat to the community,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge James Smith.
Earlier Friday, the suspect was having fun shooting a gun in his backyard when neighbors asked him to stop his activities because he was trying to put their child to sleep, San Jacinto Sheriff Greg Capers said Saturday morning.
The frustrated man allegedly shot the family of five in the head after breaking into their home.
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Francisco Oropeza, 38, is a suspect in the murders of a family of five in Texas.
The other 5 people inside fled the gunman.
In this, three children who were lying in a pool of blood were taken to the hospital but were not injured.
According to CNN, all the victims are of Honduran origin.
They were identified as: Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velasquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; José Jonathan Cásarez, 18 years old; and Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman, 8 years old.
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