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The manhunt was expanding Sunday for the suspect in a shooting rampage at a rural Texas home that left five people dead and a community in fear and mourning.
Authorities late Saturday identified the victims as Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18; and Daniel Enrique Laso, 8. Four of the victims died at the scene; Daniel died at a hospital a short time after the shooting Friday night.
Authorities say Francisco Oropeza, 38, was firing his gun in his yard near the town of Cleveland, north of Houston, when neighbors asked him to stop shooting because a young child was trying to sleep. Oropeza dismissed the complaint, saying he had a right to do whatever he wanted on his property.
Someone in the house recorded video of the suspect walking up to the front door with the rifle, and the confrontation quickly escalated, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said.
“The next thing they know, he’s walking up the driveway with a rifle in hand,” Capers said.
Capers said there were 10 people in the house at the time of the shooting. Two victims were found draped over children who survived, indicating a heroic effort to save them.
SUSPECT ‘COULD BE ANYWHERE’: Search expands for man accused of killing 5 neighbors in Texas
Details and developments:
►FBI spokesperson Christina Garza said investigators do not believe everyone at the home were members of a single family.
