Texas Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Killing Five Neighbors

Francisco Oropeza pleaded guilty to the 2023 murders, avoiding the death penalty through a plea deal supported by victims' families.

Francisco Oropeza, a Mexican national deported four times, pleaded guilty to killing five neighbors in San Jacinto County, Texas, in April 2023.
The victims, all Honduran nationals, included a 9-year-old boy and were killed after a dispute over Oropeza firing a gun late at night.
Oropeza accepted a plea deal for life imprisonment without parole, avoiding a potential death penalty trial.
The plea agreement was reached with the consent of the victims' families and aimed to avoid the financial and emotional toll of a trial.
Oropeza was apprehended after a multi-day manhunt and will remain in custody for the rest of his life under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.