(WBAP/KLIF) — The man accused of killing five of his neighbors in San Jacinto County, Texas, was taken into custody Tuesday after a dayslong manhunt.
Francisco Oropeza, 38, is accused of going on the deadly shooting rampage on Friday after his neighbors asked him to stop shooting his gun on his property so a child could sleep.
Authorities said the FBI got a tip about Oropeza’s location at a home around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. They said he was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Officials said he was taken to the Montgomery County Jail. From there, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Oropeza would be moved to the San Jacinto Jail in Coldspring.
According to Capers, tips came in from across the country during the search for Oropeza. Capers said the person who reported Oropeza’s whereabouts would receive the tip money, which had ballooned to $100,000 earlier in the day.
Officials said Oropeza was arrested without incident at a home on Summer Hollow Drive, which appears to be in a neighborhood just north of SH 105 and east of Cut and Shoot, Texas.
“He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. They effectively made the arrest. He is uninjured,” Capers said.
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