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SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The man accused of shooting & killing 5 of his neighbors, including a 3rd grader, last week in San Jacinto County after he was asked to stop shooting his gun is still on the loose. We are learning more about Francisco Oropesa's background.
Oropesa is a Mexican national & has been deported from the U.S. 4 times. The last time was in 2016, & his current immigration status is still unclear.
The 38-year-old was convicted of driving while intoxicated back in 2012 in Montgomery County & was sentenced to serve time in jail.
Tuesday marks day 4 of an ongoing search for the suspected mass shooter.
Many people who live in that same neighborhood say that gunshots are pretty common, as people go out & shoot on their property. But none of them thought something like this would happen.
Stunned neighbors created a memorial for the victims who include a mother & her young son, 2 other women & an 18-year-old man.
Their names were Sonia Argentina Guzmán Taibot, Daniel Enrique Lazo Guzmán, Diana Velasquez Alvarado, Obdulia Molina Rivera & Josué Jonatan Cáceres.
On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott called them illegal immigrants in a tweet.
It turns out they may not be.
Jefrinson Josué Rivera, the longtime partner of Velasquez Alvarado. Josué Rivera said she was a lawful resident, calling Abbott "inhumane" for referring to the victims in that way.
He said he has the following questions for the governor -- "Why do they discriminate against immigrants so much? In what way are we affecting him? What harm have we caused him? He's making his living & we're here to make our own."
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