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Person believed to be the man accused of killing 5 neighbors in Texas is apprehended after manhunt
NBC News ^
| May 2nd, 2023
| Jon Schuppe and Marlene Lenthang
Posted on 05/02/2023 6:10:13 PM PDT by shadowlands1960
Officials had been searching for Francisco Oropesa, 38, since Friday night when he allegedly shot his neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, after one asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard.
A person believed to be the man accused of killing five of his neighbors with an AR-15 rifle in their Texas home was apprehended by law enforcement agents Tuesday, an official said.
A person believed to be Francisco Oropesa, 38, was arrested in the city of Cut and Shoot, Texas, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said.
Authorities are awaiting fingerprints to confirm the person arrested is Oropesa, Dillon said. He has been taken to the Montgomery County Jail and is charged with first-degree murder, he said.
The FBI said it was planning a news conference Tuesday evening about the case.
If confirmed to be Oropesa, the arrest brings an end to the sprawling search that involved more than 250 law enforcement officers, the FBI and a reward of $80,000 for information.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; illegalalien; illegalaliens; illegals; texas
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Francisco Oropesa
To: shadowlands1960
the city of Cut and Shoot, Texas, That is not a typo.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:11:51 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
To: shadowlands1960
Deported from the US four times.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:12:17 PM PDT
by
Nextrush
(FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
To: shadowlands1960
The overuse of passive voice in this article is a little weird. “Believed to be”? By who? Just say something like “police sources state . . . .”
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:13:20 PM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: shadowlands1960
So what? They won’t do to him what needs to be done. If he’ll agree to transition to a woman, probably give him early release.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:13:26 PM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: daniel1212
North of Houston, I figured he’d run for the border.
To: Nextrush
Take him out behind the police station and shoot him.
I’m half serious...
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:14:11 PM PDT
by
Deo volente
("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
To: daniel1212
Cut and Shoot is no city. It was a village, now part of Houston suburbia east of Conroe.
Around Houston, there are 10 million people looking just like this guy, illegal aliens. Seriously.
To: shadowlands1960
‘after one asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard’
Weren’t they from Honduras? Maybe they owed money.
To: shadowlands1960
He will be put down in prison. Even criminals have a code of conduct. Shooting nine year olds in the back dont play well in a cell.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:15:50 PM PDT
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) We're all Women now.)
To: daniel1212
Here's Wiki on the place name:
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:[6]
The design of a new steeple for the town's only church,
The issue of who should be allowed to preach there,
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.[8][9]
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:17:18 PM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
(We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
To: shadowlands1960
Just wish President Polk after winning the Mexican-American War would have had the foresight to construct a wall right then and there, and maybe should have taken the Baja Peninsula and the strip of land immediate south of present-day AZ and NM too. Would have solved a ton of problems.
To: Opinionated Blowhard
I think they were trying to emphasize that a positive ID hadn’t been made yet...
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:18:01 PM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
(We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Shot dead while resisting arrest would have been my preference.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:19:26 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: blackdog
He will be put down in prison. Even criminals have a code of conduct. Shooting nine year olds in the back dont play well in a cell.You're assuming the Mexican criminals that he will align himself with in prison have some great love for Hondurans.
They don't.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:20:16 PM PDT
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024. A real conservative.)
To: shadowlands1960
“charged with first-degree murder…”
Yankee nbc translation of Texas’s Capital Murder charge.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:20:32 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: shadowlands1960
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:20:37 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
To make matters worse, he was here illegally.
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:27:18 PM PDT
by
353FMG
(Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
To: daniel1212
"Cut and Shoot, Texas" That's almost as good as "Knockemstiff, Ohio". :)
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posted on
05/02/2023 6:27:36 PM PDT
by
unread
("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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