Deputies warned Francisco Oropeza, Cleveland mass shooting suspect, about shooting from his yard

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As the manhunt continues for a man accused in the massacre of his five neighbors, ABC13 is learning new details about his previous run-in with law enforcement.

Five people died, including an 8-year-old, after an intoxicated man began shooting an AR-15 inside a Cleveland home, deputies say.The manhunt for an alleged gunman continues after being accused of shooting five of his neighbors to death, including an 8-year-old, inside a home in San Jacinto County Saturday.

Investigators said the series of events began when Oropeza, who they believe was intoxicated, shot a round of bullets using an AR-15 outside his front porch. That's when neighbors asked Oropeza to be quiet because they had a baby who was trying to sleep, according to deputies.The sheriff told Eyewitness News that the five victims were shot from the neck up, "almost execution style," with a total of 10 people inside the home.

Capers said some of those in the house had just moved from Houston earlier in the week, but he did not know whether they were planning to stay there."Deputies have come over and spoke with him about him shooting his gun in the yard," he said.

 

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