Five people – including an eight-year-old boy – have been killed in a shooting in Texas after they asked a man to stop firing rounds in his garden because they were trying to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities are still searching for the 38-year-old suspect after the shooting in the town of Cleveland, around 45 miles north of Houston, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect, Francisco Oropesa, is a Mexican national who is believed to have fled the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An arrest warrant has been issued for him along with an $80,000 reward, issued by the governors of Texas and FBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 200 officers are now part of the manhunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect faces five counts of murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My sole intent and focus is capturing this suspect,” Mr Capers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My heart is with the eight-year-old little boy. I don’t care if he was here [in the US] legally, or illegally, he was in my county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is. Protecting my people to the best of my ability.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the suspect used an AR-style rifle in the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were 10 people inside the house and no one else was injured, Mr Capers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two of the victims, who are all believed to be from Honduras, were found lying over two children inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Honduran ladies that were laying over these children were doing it in such an effort as to protect the child,” Mr Capers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday night, authorities widened the search area to a 20-mile (32 km) radius as Oropeza – who was likely armed – had been on the run for more than 18 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clothes and a phone were found by officers combing a rural area with areas of forest but tracking dogs had lost the scent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims were identified as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25, Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21, Julisa Molina Rivera, 31, Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18, and Daniel Enrique Laso, 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the hunt, officers found clothes and a phone while looking in a rural area that included forest, but police admitted tracking dogs eventually lost the scent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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