Manhunt continues for illegal alien who was previously deported before killing five people

The FBI confirmed more than 250 law enforcement officers are hunting for an illegal immigrant who shot and killed five people on Friday, insisting they would not rest until he was caught.

Francisco Oropesa, 38, opened fire after his neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, asked him to stop firing the gun in his back yard.

He marched into their house and turned his gun on his neighbors, killing five people aged between eight and 31.

The FBI initially used the wrong photo in their wanted poster, but on Sunday corrected it.

They also corrected the spelling of his last name, which was initially Oropeza.

A $55,000 reward was increased to $80,000.

Francisco Oropesa, a 38-year-old Mexican, is on the run after shooting dead five people in Cleveland, Texas on Friday night

Francisco Oropesa, a 38-year-old Mexican, is on the run after shooting dead five people in Cleveland, Texas on Friday night

‘We consider him armed and dangerous,’ said James Smith, FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge.

‘He’s out there, and he’s a threat to the community.’

Smith admitted that they initially publicized the wrong photo, but corrected it as soon as they realized their error.

‘In an investigation like this we are receiving a whole slew of information,’ he said.

‘It was a mistake on our side. We are now 100 percent confident we have the right photo out there.’

Oropesa, a Mexican national, had been deported multiple times, sources told Fox News.

His last encounter with immigration authorities was in 2016.

He has a large tattoo on the inside of his forearm of what appears to be a female Aztec, wearing a headdress.

FBI agents are seen at the neighborhood in Cleveland, Texas where Oropesa shot and killed five people

FBI agents are seen at the neighborhood in Cleveland, Texas where Oropesa shot and killed five people 

Five people - the youngest only eight years old - were shot and killed inside this house on Friday night

Five people – the youngest only eight years old – were shot and killed inside this house on Friday night

A sign nearby warns people that the owner is armed

A sign nearby warns people that the owner is armed

Honduran flags are seen decorating a tree where the five people were shot and killed

Honduran flags are seen decorating a tree where the five people were shot and killed

Police have found an abandoned cell phone and articles of clothing lying around, and tracking dogs from the Texas Department of Correction ‘picked up a scent and then … lost that scent in the water,’ according to the sheriff of San Jacinto County, Greg Capers.

‘He could be anywhere now,’ said Capers.

Oropesa allegedly shot the victims after one them asked him to stop firing off rounds outside his home just before midnight.

Police had been called to the home before for reports about the firing of guns. It is not illegal to fire guns in your own yard, but it remains unclear why officers did not ask for a permit – which, as a person in the country illegally, he could not have.

The victims have been identified as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Daniel Enrique Laso Guzman, 8; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; and Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18.

They were all Honduran nationals shot ‘from the neck up,’ in their home, Capers said.

He said two of the victims were found in a bedroom laying over two children in an apparent attempt to shield them.

Capers said there were 10 people in the house, including three children who were not hurt.

Officials from the FBI are pictured on Sunday, as the manhunt continues

Officials from the FBI are pictured on Sunday, as the manhunt continues

Sheriff Greg Capers of San Jacinto County is seen in the hat standing next to James Smith, FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge, on Sunday

Sheriff Greg Capers of San Jacinto County is seen in the hat standing next to James Smith, FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge, on Sunday

Some of those in the house had moved in earlier in the week.

Rene Arevalo Sr., who lives close to Oropesa’s house, said he heard gunshots around midnight but was unperturbed, as gunfire is normal in the neighborhood.

‘It’s a normal thing people do around here, especially on Fridays after work,’ Arevalo said.

‘They get home and start drinking in their backyards and shooting out there.’

He told ABC 13 that Oropesa threatened to kill his dog after it got loose in the neighborhood.

His dog chased a pit bull in Oropesa’s truck.

‘I tell my wife all the time, ‘Stay away from the neighbors. Don’t argue with them. You never know how they’re going to react,” Arevalo said.

‘I tell her that because Texas is a state where you don’t know who has a gun and who is going to react that way.’

source: dailymail.co.uk