A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in Texas has been arrested after police found him hiding in a cupboard underneath a pile of laundry.
Francisco Oropesa was detained north of Houston, several miles from his own home in the small town of Cleveland where the shootings happened on Friday.
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Oropesa is accused of attacking his neighbours after they allegedly asked him to stop practicing with his rifle as the noise was keeping a baby awake.
The victims included a nine-year-old.
They were all from Honduras, and the country’s foreign ministry identified them as Sonia Guzman, 28; Diana Velasquez, 21; Obdulia Molina, 31; Jonathan Caceres, 18, and Daniel Enrique Lazo, nine.
The suspect was taken into custody by members of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or Bortac, a specialised unit
Oropesa who will be charged with five counts of murder is reported to have been deported four times between 2009 and 2016.
An investigation is underway into how the suspect obtained the weapon used in the killings, which was an AR-style rifle.
No other people are in custody as of Tuesday evening, police said, but those who were at the residence at the time of Oropesa’s arrest are being questioned.
A makeshift memorial with floral tributes, balloons, and soft toys has been placed outside the home where the shooting took place.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
