'He could be anywhere now,' San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said about the man who killed 5 neighbors in Texas.
There were 10 people in the house – four were confirmed dead at the scene, and the 8-year-old child was pronounced dead at a hospital.All the victims are believed to be from Honduras.
Investigators believe Oropeza was intoxicated at the time of the shooting. The FBI is assisting in the search,Family members walked up to the fence and asked the suspect to stop shooting rounds, Capers said. In response, the suspect told them it was his property, Capers said. One person in the house got a video of the suspect walking up to the front door with the rifle, he said.
Authorities have previously been to the suspect's home, and had"spoke with him about him shooting his gun in the yard," Capers said.Two of the victims were women and one was a man. Their names were not released. Capers said the 8-year-old was a boy and the victims were between the ages of 8 and about 40 years old.Two victims were found by the front door. A slain child was in the front room. The final two victims were found laying over two children in a bedroom.
With at least 18 shootings that left four or more people dead since Jan. 1, mass killings in the U.S. could set a new record this year.
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