Five members of a family in San Jacinto County, Texas were brutally executed by their drunken migrant neighbor. All because they dared to ask him nicely to stop shooting. Their baby was trying to sleep. Cops were on the way to the disturbance call when the active shooter reports started coming in. By the time they got to the scene, it was all over and the shooter was gone. This is a developing story so we’ll be sure to keep you updated. The latest says cops have him surrounded.
Five family members murdered
The migrant who killed five family members execution-style with an “AR-15 style rifle,” 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza, has been “located” but is not yet in custody, according to the latest reports available. As officially related by police, “five people were shot to death early Saturday morning.”
San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office “responded to a call for ‘harassment’ around midnight.” They didn’t respond fast enough.
By the time they arrived, deputies “discovered five people had been shot at a property in the Trail End Subdivision west of Cleveland.” Four members of the family “were pronounced dead at the scene and one victim died at a local hospital.”
BREAKING: Francisco Oropeza, 39, a Mexican national, suspected of killing five people near Cleveland, Texas, Friday, April 28, 2023. All the victims are said to be immigrants from Honduras.https://t.co/aeBEeKxKRY pic.twitter.com/bqr20CUJNz
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 29, 2023
Three more “blood covered” victims were transported to the hospital as well. It’s not clear if they were also injured physically or being treated for the shock and trauma which left them bathed in blood.
Sheriff Greg Capers informed local media that all of the “victims were from Honduras.” That could be a reason why the family chose to confront their obviously armed and intoxicated neighbor themselves instead of calling police.
A “total of 10 people were living in the house. Of those killed, four were adults, one male and three females, while the youngest was just eight years old. The three other victims who were taken to the hospital were children.”
Suspect imported from Mexico
The suspect, separately named as Francisco Oropeza, is a Mexican national and the sheriff’s office “has a copy of his consular identification card.” Around midnight, the drunken migrant was out doing target practice on the facade of his home. That wasn’t an unusual hobby for “Cisco.”
The sheriff notes “the suspect has been known to shoot a firearm in the front yard of the residence. Police found shell casings there.” This time, it was just sort of late and the baby was crying. A member of the family approached him and asked nice to call it a night.
They “went back in their house and then we have a video of him walking up their driveway with his AR-15.” Then calmly murdered most of the family, just for kicks. The suspect was gone by the time deputies got to the scene but they didn’t think he would make it far.
BREAKING – #TexasTragedy: 39-Year-Old Mexican National Francisco Oropeza Identified as Suspect in Mass Shooting That Killed 5, Including Young Child, Following Request to Cease Rifle Firehttps://t.co/aeBEeKxKRY pic.twitter.com/qgqzvj5P4C
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 29, 2023
Eventually, they located him and currently “have him surrounded.” He can forget his “asylum” claim now. It seems he blew his Mayorkas special “parole.”
Houston Chronicle just added in their update that “The suspect, who authorities described as a Mexican National who had been deported twice before, remains on the run.” All of the victims “were shot execution style.”
“Three children covered in blood were taken to a hospital, where exams determined they were uninjured and the blood was from the slain women protecting them,” officials said. “The children are now safe with family in the area.”