CAPTURED: Suspected gunman believed to be responsible for 5 San Jacinto Co. murders arrested, sheriff says

A suspect accused of killing five of his neighbors with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in their San Jacinto County home was apprehended by law enfor...

May 8, 2023
7:28 AM

A suspect accused of killing five of his neighbors with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in their San Jacinto County home was apprehended by law enforcement agents Tuesday, FBI officials confirmed. The man, believed to be Francisco Oropesa, 38, was said to have been arrested in the city of Cut and Shoot, Texas, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said. Authorities say he was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and has been charged with first-degree murder. He is expected to be transported to a jail facility in Coldspring sometime Tuesday night.

Moriah Ballard