Police Identify Suspect in Texas Manhunt for Drunken Killer of 5 Armed With AR-15

Police called to a home in Cleveland, Texas, to investigate a report of harassment found a horrific scene: five people dead, including an 8-year-old and two women who shielded two surviving youngsters with their own bodies. Authorities said Saturday morning that they had the suspect, 39-year-old Francisco Oropesa, surrounded in a wooded area in Houston and were confident he would be in custody by the end of the day. By Saturday evening, however, police announced that the suspect was no longer “cornered,” though they had apparently recovered his cell phone and the murder weapon. Oropesa, who was said to be drunk at the time and armed with an AR-15, allegedly went berserk when the victims asked him to stop shooting in his yard. The deceased, who ranged in age from eight to early forties, were from Honduras. “Everybody that was shot was shot from the neck up almost execution style, basically in the head,” Sheriff Greg Capers of the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News. A judge has issued an arrest warrant for Oropesa, complete with a $5 million bond, ABC News reports.