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Man Arrested Following Manhunt After Texas Shooting

A man, suspected of shooting dead five neighbours in Texas, has been arrested following a four-day m...
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10:31 AM - 3 May 2023



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Man Arrested Following Manhunt After Texas Shooting

Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

10:31 AM - 3 May 2023



A man, suspected of shooting dead five neighbours in Texas, has been arrested following a four-day manhunt.

38-year-old Francisco Oropesa is accused of killing them after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his garden, in the town of Cleveland on Friday

All five victims were from Honduras and included a nine-year-old child.

Mr Oropesa was arrested in the town of Cut and Shoot, around 17 miles from his home.

Local county sheriff Greg Capers, says he was found after officers responded to a tip-off.

"We now have this man in custody. He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry".



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