Man kills five in Texas after family complains of shooting
A Texas man went next door with a rifle and started shooting his neighbor, killing an 8-year-old child and four others inside the house. After asking them to stop, officials said on Saturday, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said after an overnight shooting in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston, officials are still on the move. He told reporters at the scene they were looking for 39-year-old Francisco Oropeza. He confirmed Oropeza used an AR-style rifle in the shooting and no one was injured. He said two of his victims, believed to all be from Honduras, were found lying over two children. A total of three children covered in blood were found at the home, but were ruled unharmed after being taken to hospital.After a family member approached the fence and asked the suspect to stop firing, he said, A confrontation ensued, Capers said. According to Capers, the suspect obtained a video of it being his property and one of the homes walking to the front door with a rifle. One was male.. Their names have not been released. According to Capers, the victims were between the ages of 8 and 40. “A representative came over and spoke to him about him shooting a gun in his yard,” he said. At least 18 shootings have taken place, leaving at least four people dead. Violence can be driven by a variety of motives, including murder, suicide, and domestic violence. Gang retaliation; school shootings and workplace revenge._____ His Ken Miller, Associated Press writer, contributed to this report.
A Texas man went next door with a rifle and started shooting his neighbor, killing an 8-year-old child and four others inside the house. After asking them to stop, officials said Saturday.
San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers told reporters at the scene that authorities were still searching for 39-year-old Francisco Oropeza after an overnight shooting in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston. rice field. He said Oropeza used an AR-style rifle in his shooting.
“Everyone who was shot was shot from the neck up, almost execution style,” Capers said at a news conference at the scene.
Capers said there were 10 people in the house and no one else was injured. said to have been found.
“The Honduran women who lay over these children were doing it to protect them,” Capers said. she is taken to the hospital.
Video below: San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers on shooting at his Texas home
Capers said two others were investigated at the scene and released.
The confrontation happened after the family approached the fence and asked the suspect to stop firing, Capers said. According to Capers, the suspect replied that it was his property and that one of the homes obtained a video of the suspect walking to the front door with a rifle.
Three of the victims were female and one was male. Their names have not been released. Capers said the victims were between the ages of 8 and about 40.
Capers said authorities had previously visited the suspect’s home. “A representative came over and told me about him shooting in the yard,” he said.
Some of the people in the house had just moved out of Houston earlier this week, Capers said, but it wasn’t clear if they planned to stay there.
The United States has witnessed a record pace of genocide this year, with at least 18 shootings and at least four deaths since January 1st. Violence is driven by a variety of motives. Murder, suicide, domestic violence. gang retaliation; school shootings and workplace revenge;
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Associated Press writer Ken Miller contributed to this report.
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