The FBI reported that they are looking for a guy who is suspected of killing five of his neighbors in Texas following a dispute about him target-practicing close.
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A 38-year-old suspect named Francisco Oropeza is described as "armed and dangerous" by an FBI agent.
It is said that after his neighbors urged him to stop firing so they could put a baby to sleep, he reportedly opened fire on them.
All of the casualties, including the eight-year-old youngster, were Hondurans.
Sonia Argentina Guzman, age 25, Diana Velazquez Alvarado, age 21, Julisa Molina Rivera, age 31, Jose Jonathan Casarez, age 18, and Daniel Enrique Laso, age 8, have finally been identified.
James Smith, special agent in charge for the FBI in Houston, warned reporters that "he is out there and he is a threat to the community."
Greg Capers, the local sheriff, stated: "We are tracking him with dogs, men on horseback, and drones in the air."
"He could be anywhere right now," he said.
The incident took place on Friday night in the rural community of Cleveland in San Jacinto County, which is located north of Houston.
According to the local sheriff's office, "harassment" was the initial reason for the call.
It is suspected that Mr. Oropeza had been drinking when the victims urged him to stop firing because a baby was attempting to fall asleep.
The man allegedly said, according to police, "I'll shoot out in my front yard, do what I want in my own residence."
The shooter "topped off his magazine, walked down his driveway... into the people's house and started shooting," Sheriff Capers previously claimed. This happened after both parties went back to their homes.
Enrique Reina, the foreign minister of Honduras, tweeted: "We demand that those responsible for this crime face the full force of the law."
Days before, a shooting at a gathering for teens in western Texas left nine people injured.
Four teenagers were shot and killed two weeks ago in Alabama at a 16th birthday celebration.
According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, firearm-related events are the leading cause of mortality for children and teens in the US.
