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Suspect in Texas Massacre that Killed 5, Including Child, Arrested After Four-Day Manhunt

  • A manhunt ended with the capture of Francisco Oropesa, who was accused of killing five neighbors in Texas after they asked him to stop shooting in his yard.
  • Oropesa was captured with the help of tips from the public hiding in a closet under laundry at a house miles from the scene.
  • Among the dead was a 9-year-old Honduran boy who loved soccer and died defending his mother, one of the victims.
  • Two other women who died were also shielding children, who survived the shooting.
  • Oropesa had been deported multiple times to Mexico, and his wife was accused of plotting to help him escape to Mexico after the shooting.
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