Posted on 04/29/2023 11:29:01 AM PDT by thegagline
Five people are dead after being shot in a Texas home by a suspect armed with an AR-15 style rifle in a horrific series of "execution style" shootings, police said.
A manhunt is currently underway for the suspect, identified by police as 39-year-old Francisco Oropeza, according to ABC station KTRK in Houston.
A judge has issued an arrest warrant for Oropeza and assigned a $5 million bond. Authorities believe Oropeza left by walking or on a bicycle and is currently within a two mile radius of the scene, KTRK reported.
Police said the incident occurred at 11:31 p.m. local time on Friday when officials from the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office received a call about harassment in the town of Cleveland, about 55 miles north of Houston.
When authorities arrived at the location, they found several victims shot at the property, police said. Three of the deceased were females and two were males, including the youngest, an 8-year-old boy.
Two female victims were discovered in the bedroom lying on top of two surviving children, authorities told ABC News.
Three minors were located uninjured, but covered in blood. They were transported to a local hospital.
Police said they believe the massacre occurred after neighbors asked the suspect to stop shooting his gun in the front yard because there was a baby trying to sleep. *** Police said the suspect "has been known to shoot his .223 out in his front yard, which is evident by the shell casings that are laying in the front yard."
Capers said the shooter used a .223 rifle in the shooting. Capers could not confirm how many times his deputies had been called to the shooter’s property previously.
At least 10 people were in the home when police arrived on scene and all of the victims were between the ages of eight and 40.
Capers believes the 10 people in the home lived together, with four to five of them just moving into the home from Houston within the last three or four days.
Residents are being told to "stay inside [and] stay clear" of the crime scene until the investigation has concluded, but do not believe the suspect, a Mexican national, is in the area.
Police did not disclose the identity of the victims but said the shootings all took place in one home, the victims were all from Honduras and that four of the victims were declared dead at the scene. The fifth victim -- an 8-year-old boy -- was taken to a hospital and he has since been pronounced dead.
Capers told KTRK all of the victims were shot from the neck up "almost execution style."
Illegals just doing their job. The worst of the worst being dumped in America.
Ohhhhhhh!!!!! One of those deadly “AR-15 style” guns...I bet it was black and had those thingies hanging on it...*shudder*
My money is on ANTIFA. But my tinfoil hat is really tight today.
Not in Texas. Castle Doctrine.
Wide Open borders. Cartels coming and going as they see fit. Joe Biden to blame
“ I would bet that with the millions crossing our southern border, this will become common all over the country. A hot summer is coming.”
Wait till you see what happens when the law that has allowed some control on the flood of illegals ends on Monday. There are building up in numbers just across the border at many locations and are going to flood in next week.
We need the military to get rid of Biden and bring back rule of law…
Texans should go vigilante. Doing the job the fedgov just won’t do.
THEY WERE ALL ILLEGAL
You can shoot five people execution style with an S&W service revolver. They just have to sensationalize the AR-15.
You are exactly right with your excellent points.
Yes, there certainly is a huge amount of animosity involved which is largely unknown or ignored.
I’ve never shot a gun but I would if someone were trying to break into my house when hubs is away. I’d need to warn the kids that grandma might go “cracker dog on their ass” if they don’t call before coming over.
I’m surprised he doesn’t have visible hang tats.
It’s going to get worse. Much of Mexico is controlled by gangs and the cartels. It’s already here but it’s coming here on a larger scale than we can imagine.
And nearby on the map is Cut and Shoot, Texas:
According to one local legend, Cut and Shoot was named after a 1912 community confrontation that almost led to violence. According to differing versions of the story, the dispute was over:
The design of a new steeple for the town’s only church,
The issue of who should be allowed to preach there, or
The conflicting land claims among church members.
Whatever the circumstances were, a small boy at the scene reportedly said he was scared and declared, “I’m going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!” This statement apparently stayed in the residents’ minds and was eventually adopted as the town’s name.[7] “Cut and Shoot” has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Very good point. We ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Yeah.
The level of smarts trying to reason with a drunk is questionable to begin with. Add in that he’s already shooting and it’s better to avoid him.
Intercourse Pennsylvania ? full of ugly women .....but they seem to love power outages .
Another Biden accomplishment!
I’m not sure about your #3. Are you suggesting going outside armed to meet the threat? I can’t imagine doing that or not trying to prevent my armed husband from doing that. I can imagine calling LE and going to the basement with my armed husband to await events though. I’d shoot the miscreant in his leg/s the moment the took the first step. I might shoot hubs in the leg if he refused to wait for LE.
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