2023-05-04 06:02:46
The partner of the Mexican man who slaughtered five of his neighbors in Texas and at least one other person were arrested on Wednesday for obstructing the work of the authorities.
The shooter Francisco Oropesat was arrested on Tuesday night following a public report, almost four days after he killed five neighbors in the small town of Cleveland, Texas, after an argument. The man, a Mexican citizen, was found about 30 kilometers from the crime scene in a storage room of an apartment building, hiding among dirty clothes.
On Wednesday, the authorities reported that several people were detained in connection with the man’s escape, later clarifying this, the head of the local police authority said that among those arrested was Oropesa’s partner, who was suspected of hiding the man. the woman Divimara Lamar Navat he was interrogated earlier, then he claimed that he did not know where his imprisoned partner was.
The county prosecutor named another arrested person, a friend of Oropesa, Sunday Castillatwho was originally detained for drug possession and is likely to be charged with obstructing the investigation.
Francisco Oropesa shot five of his neighbors after an argument last Friday night. According to reports, the later victims asked the man to stop shooting in the yard of his house during the late night hours, to which he replied that he was doing what he wanted on his own property. After that, he appeared in the house next door, where he fatally wounded five of the ten people staying there, including a 9-year-old boy. All of the victims were from Honduras.
The Mexican shooter was deported from the United States at least four times between 2009 and 2016, according to US immigration officials. He was also in the country illegally at the time of the murders.
The head of the San Jacinto County Police Department held a press conference late Tuesday night on the question of how the man obtained a gun with illegal status. Greg Capers he said that he came to him “on the street”.
Over the weekend, San Jacinto County authorities and the FBI jointly offered an $80,000 lead reward. After the arrest was made through a public report, Police Chief Greg Capers said the money would be delivered to the informant, whom he thanked for having the courage to notify the police.
(Featured Image: A police car drives past a wanted poster depicting 38-year-old Mexican national Francisco Oropeza, the suspect in a shooting four days ago, in Cleveland, Texas on May 2, 2023.)
(MTI)
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