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No deaths or serious injuries have been reported, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo told CNN, adding 153 pets have also been rescued during the deluge. Forecast calls for rain Sunday into MondayMost of the weekend’s rain fell over western and central Texas, but there’s a significant chance of heavier rain in the greater Houston area Sunday. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall possible by Monday morning, according to the Houston National Weather Service office. Rainfall today will continue to exacerbate existing river flooding,” warned the Houston weather service office. The weather service listed some of the rainfall totals it collected:Groveton, TX- 23.56”Huntsville, TX- 21.76”Splendora, TX- 21.01”Willis, TX- 20.75”Livingston, TX- 18.42”There is relief on the horizon, however.

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☆ Evacuations ordered, homes damaged in Texas as rivers surge to Hurricane Harvey levels. And more rain is on the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A total of 1,000 homes are in a mandatory evacuation zone in the county, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy told CNN. “Due to continuous rainfall across East Texas and rising levels in creeks and rivers, flood levels may increase. Please remain aware of changing flood levels along the Trinity River and ALL low-lying levels. Greg Abbott expanded the storm-related declarations in response to the flooding, according to a news release. The repeated bouts of heavy rainfall soaked soils, making many areas extremely prone to both flash and river flooding.

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☆ Grand jury indictment means Texas could seek death penalty against accused killer of 5
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against a Mexican national charged with fatally shooting five people in a Texas home, after a grand jury indicted him for capital murder, the district attorney told CNN on Friday. Francisco Oropesa, 38, was charged in May for the killings in the town of Cleveland in April. Friday’s indictment, on one count of capital murder, means prosecutors can seek the death penalty against Oropesa, but San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said a decision has not been made. “We have not decided whether we will seek the death penalty because the defense has not had an opportunity to present any mitigation evidence for the state to consider,” Dillon said. CNN has reached out to Oropesa’s defense attorney Anthony Osso for comment.

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She was arrested at the same place in Montgomery County that suspected gunman Francisco Oropesa was arrested Tuesday night, case records show. Law enforcement also tracked Oropesa’s wife to the home, which is associated with one of the suspect’s family members, a law enforcement source told CNN. Courtesy Eva GutierrezAuthorities now have 90 days to indict Oropesa, a law enforcement source involved said. Due to his status as a Mexican national, the Mexican consulate will be formally notified of his circumstances on Wednesday, the law enforcement source said. Officials’ efforts may have been stymied by a lack of trust in law enforcement.

☆ Texas authorities arrest several people who may have helped fugitive hide
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The bloodshed erupted on Friday in Cleveland, Texas, after neighbors asked the suspect to stop firing his semiautomatic rifle in his yard because it was keeping their baby awake. Instead, the man reloaded, entered the home of the neighbors and killed five, including an 8-year-old boy, officials said. "Anybody that helped this maniac definitely has some issues as far as I am concerned," Kean said. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa, was apprehended on Tuesday after a four-day manhunt conducted by local, state and federal officials. The suspect is a Mexican national who immigration officials said had been deported from the United States four times since 2009.

☆ Texas Gunman Who Killed Five Could Be Anywhere in U.S. or Across the Border, FBI Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The FBI has increased the reward for information that could help authorities find the suspect. Photo: David J. Phillip/Associated PressA manhunt for a 38-year-old accused of fatally shooting five people in Texas continued for a fourth day, with authorities saying he could be anywhere in the U.S. or across the border. The suspect, Francisco Oropesa , has been on the lam since Friday night, after he shot his neighbors in their house, said San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers . One of the victims was a young boy. They lived in Cleveland, Texas, about 40 miles north of Houston.

The FBI had increased the reward for information that could help authorities find the suspect. Photo: David J. Phillip/Associated PressThe man sought in the killing of five people in Texas has been taken into custody, according to law-enforcement officials, ending a dayslong manhunt. Officials said they captured Francisco Oropesa Tuesday evening near Cut and Shoot, Texas, about 16 miles west of the city where the shooting took place. He was found hiding in a closet underneath some laundry, according to San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers .

☆ Man Accused of Killing 5 in Texas Is Arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

HOUSTON — After a manhunt that stretched to the Mexican border, Texas law enforcement officials on Tuesday arrested the man who they believe shot and killed five people in a neighborhood dispute outside the town of Cleveland, a top official in San Jacinto County said. “My emergency manager called me and said they caught him,” Mr. Faulkner said in a brief phone interview on Tuesday. He said that the arrest had taken place in a neighboring county. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

Cleveland, Texas CNN —The man accused of fatally shooting five neighbors, including a mother and her 9-year-old son, in a Texas home has been taken into custody after a dayslong manhunt, two law enforcement sources told CNN. The arrest was made in the town of Cut and Shoot, Texas, according to a federal law enforcement source. “One of the people who died saw when my wife fell to the ground,” Garcia told CNN. Family Photograph“Two people who died were protecting my 2 1/2-year-old daughter and my 1-month-old son,” Garcia said, sobbing. Sonia Argentina Guzman and her son, Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman, were shot and killed by a neighbor Friday in Cleveland, Texas, officials said.

☆ In Texas, Aimless Gunfire Rattles Residents, but It’s Hard to Stop
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

CLEVELAND, Texas — The sound of gunfire — whether from hunting, or target practice, or celebration — is common in much of rural America. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in Texas, where the occasional volley rarely raises alarm. Officers did not arrive until after the neighbor had stormed into the family’s house and killed five people, including a 9-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, with his AR-15-style rifle. More than 250 officers from a dozen agencies were working to find Mr. Oropesa, a Mexican immigrant who had been deported four times before. Law enforcement officials feared that he could be heading to Mexico, or may have already arrived there.

☆ Cleveland, Texas shooting: Suspect in massacre had been deported 4 times after entering US illegally, ICE source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Ed Lavandera Holly Yan Elizabeth Wolfe Rosa Flores | Ed Lavandera | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The suspect, identified as Francisco Oropesa Perez-Torres by ICE, was first removed by an immigration judge in March 2009, the ICE source said. The suspect was convicted of driving while intoxicated in 2012 in Montgomery County, Texas, and was sentenced to jail time, the ICE official said. Family photo“One of the people who died saw when my wife fell to the ground,” Garcia told CNN. Go Nakamura/Getty ImagesThere had been 15 people in the house at the time of the shooting, Garcia told CNN. He was in my county,” Capers said.

☆ Gov. Greg Abbott prompts swift rebukes after calling Texas mass shooting victims 'illegal immigrants' in a statement offering condolences to their loved ones
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott announced a reward for information and offered condolences to the victims. But the governor is getting criticized for identifying the victims as "illegal immigrants." Greg Abbott is getting criticized for identifying the victims of a Friday mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, as "illegal immigrants" in the same statement in which he offered condolences to their loved ones. The governor also offered condolences to the families, but not before the statement identified the victims as "illegal immigrants." "Five human beings lost their lives and Greg Abbott insists on labeling them 'illegal immigrants,'" Julián Castro, the former Housing and Urban Development Secretary, said.

May 1 (Reuters) - A Texas man accused of killing five neighbors after being asked to stop shooting his assault-style rifle because of the noise had been deported from the U.S. four times since 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday. He was apprehended and deported again in September 2009, January 2012 and July 2016, ICE said. Oropesa was convicted of driving while intoxicated in January 2012 in Montgomery County, Texas, and sentenced to jail, ICE added. "We do not know where he is," FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith told reporters on Sunday. Capers said police have recovered the weapon used in the shooting, but the suspect might be armed with a pistol.

☆ Cleveland, Texas, shooting: Search continues for man suspected of killing his neighbors after being asked to stop firing his rifle outdoors
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The FBI is helping in the manhunt for a gunman accused of shooting and killing five people – including a child – at a Cleveland, Texas, home after neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle outdoors, officials said. After declining their request, the suspect at some point was seen in footage from a doorbell camera approaching the neighbors’ front door with a rifle, according to Capers. Exterior of a crime scene where five people, including an 8-year-old child, were killed after a shooting inside a home on Friday in Cleveland, Texas. The suspect was known to shoot a .223 rifle, according to Capers. “The tracking dogs from Texas Department of Corrections picked up the scent, and then they lost that scent,” the sheriff said.

☆ Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

April 30 (Reuters) - Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said over 200 law enforcement personnel were going door-to-door looking for the suspect or any tips on how to find him. Oropesa's name had been spelled "Oropeza" in early communications from law enforcement but was changed "to better reflect his identity in law enforcement systems," the FBI said on Sunday. Oropesa "topped off his magazine and walked down his driveway" onto the street then "into the people's house and started shooting," Capers said. Police had been called to the suspect's house on a couple of previous occasions over complaints about noise from gunfire in his yard, Capers said.

☆ Five People Killed in Texas Shooting; Authorities Searching for Suspect
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Police responded early Saturday to the scene of a shooting in Cleveland, Texas. Photo: /KTRK/Associated PressFive people were fatally shot, including an 8-year-old, in Cleveland, Texas, Friday night in an incident that began with a noise dispute, according to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office. The suspected gunman hasn’t been found, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect along with a $5 million bond.

☆ Texas: 5 people fatally shot, including 8-year-old, suspect at large, San Jacinto County Sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —A suspect is at large after five people, including an 8-year-old, were fatally shot in a Cleveland, Texas, home, according to San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers. Authorities found the victims Friday night after receiving a harassment report about 11:30 p.m. local time, the sheriff told CNN affiliate KHOU. Multiple people were shot around the residence, Capers said. There were 10 people inside the home at the time of the shooting, according to the sheriff. The victims range in age from 8 years old to about 40, Capers told reporters early Saturday morning.

☆ Five dead in Texas shooting, armed suspect on the loose, ABC News reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 29 (Reuters) - Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities. The shooting took place late Friday and the police were still looking for the suspect, the report added. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's office told the broadcaster that the suspect was a Mexican man who was intoxicated, armed and on the run. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's office could not immediately be reached for a comment. Police did not disclose the identity of the victims or their possible relationship to the suspect, but said that they were all from Honduras, the ABC report said.

☆ Gunman Kills Five People in Texas Home, Authorities Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Euan Ward | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Four people were pronounced dead at the scene in Cleveland, Texas, and a fifth person died at the hospital, the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said it received a call reporting a harassment just after 11:30 p.m. Friday. When officers responded to the home, they found multiple gunshot victims, Sheriff Greg Capers told local news reporters. Sheriff Capers added that the bodies of two women were found in a bedroom lying on top of two children, both of whom survived. The victims were all from Honduras, the sheriff said, adding that 10 people were inside the home at the time of the shooting.

☆ After a Texas family asked a neighbor to stop shooting a gun in his yard because their baby was trying to sleep, he came over and killed 5 people with an AR-15 style rifle, police say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police say a man shot and killed five people after they asked him to stop shooting from his porch. The victims had asked the suspected gunman to quiet down as they had a baby trying to sleep. In response, police say the man drunkenly went next door and killed five people with an AR-15-style rifle, ABC News reported. We have a young baby that's trying to go to sleep,'" Sheriff Greg Capers told KTRK. "When we got here, the two females in the bedroom were laying on top of two of three younger (surviving) children," Capers told KTRK.

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