Who is Francisco Oropeza, the man who is accused of killed five people 'execution-style' in San Jacinto County? Here's what to know.
for any information about the whereabouts of Oropeza. The reward is part of an $80,000 reward offered by law enforcement.Around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oropeza, 38, was shooting an AR-15-style rifle in his front yard when his neighbors asked him to stop shooting because the infant was trying to sleep, according to authorities. Oropeza first went away, but then is alleged to have entered his neighbor's house, where he started shooting inside.Sunday afternoon.
According to the agency, Oropeza was convicted of driving while intoxicated in 2012 and sentenced to serve jail time, though the agency did not say how long he served.Abbott's office said Oropeza was in the country illegally at the time of Friday night's shootings. Details about how he obtained the AR-15-style weapon haven't been released.
A law enforcement source told the Houston Chronicle that authorities are concerned about Oropeza fleeing to Mexico.Law enforcement are using the spelling"Oropesa," which they say is more prominently used in records. A gate on his family's house lists the name as"Oropeza," which is the spelling authorities initially gave. That also appears to include an inscription in Spanish"God bless this home.
" even helped us cut a tree once," Garcia told the Houston Chronicle, whose stepson was 9-year-old Daniel Enrique Lazo Guzman, who also was killed. Oropeza's wife appears to be cooperating in the investigation. She is in"constant contact" with law enforcement, officials said.The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office had received multiple calls in the past about Oropeza shooting a weapon, Sheriff Greg Capers said. Capers said it was unclear how many times that happened, or whether Oropeza was committing a crime by shooting.Neighbors have said gunfire is frequent in this part of unincorporated San Jacinto County.
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