Texas shooting suspect arrested after days-long manhunt 

A man suspected of fatally shooting five individuals at a Texas home last week was arrested on Tuesday evening after a days-long manhunt, officials announced. 

The suspect, identified as Mexican national Fransisco Opresa, was found miles away from the home where the killings took place in Cleveland, Texas, the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office said. 

Opresa, 38, was found “hiding in a closet underneath some laundry,” Sheriff Greg Capers told reporters on Tuesday night. “They effectively made the arrest; he is uninjured; and he is currently being taken to my facility in Coldspring,” he added.

The FBI identified the location of Opresa after a tip was submitted through the agency’s tip line, at around 5:15 p.m. local time, Assistant Special Agenty in Charge Jimmy Paul said. Opresa was arrested a little more than an hour later by members of the Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals Service, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s Tactical Unit.

“We just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the suspect’s location,” Paul said, adding that authorities are investigating whether Opresa received any help in hiding. 

Last Friday, Opresa allegedly killed five Honduran nationals “execution style” with an AR-15 style rifle after being asked to stop shooting in his backyard because the neighbor’s baby was sleeping. Opresa refused and instead charged into the home.  

The victims have been identified as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25, Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman, 9; Diana Velázquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31, and José Jonathan Cásarez, 18.

The suspect will be charged with five counts of murder and was booked into the Montgomery County Jail. His bond will be set at $5 million, the sheriff continued. Opresa was also identified as an undocumented migrant who had been deported at least four times, according to a source from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

"He is behind bars and he will live out his life behind bars for killing those five," Capers said, adding that the family members of the victims can “rest easy” knowing that the suspect had been found.