Francisco Oropez: According to Texas police, a man is suspected of killing five of his neighbors after a dispute over him practicing with a semi-automatic rifle close by.
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San Francisco Oropez:
All of the victims, including the eight-year-old youngster, were Hondurans.
The tragedy happened late on Friday night in Texas' San Jacinto County's little hamlet of Cleveland.
According to the local sheriff, Greg Capers, two mothers who were found sleeping on top of two living children were among those who died.
Capers told a local station KTRK, "In my opinion, they were actually trying to take care of the babies and keep them alive." The victims had all been shot "from the neck up, almost execution style, primarily in the head," he continued.
The suspect, Francisco Oropez, is thought to be a Mexican. He is still at large and is rumored to be armed.
It is thought that Oropez had been drinking when the victims urged him to cease firing because they were attempting to put a baby to sleep.
The man responded, "I'll shoot out in my front yard, do what I want to in my own residence," according to Sheriff Capers.
The shooter "topped off his magazine, walked down his driveway... into the people's house and started shooting," Capers claimed, after both parties had gone back to their homes.
There were ten persons altogether on the premises at the time. The eight-year-old passed away in a hospital, while the adults were pronounced dead at the spot.
Days earlier, nine people had been hurt in a shooting that occurred at a gathering for teens in western Texas.
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 incidents are the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in Francisco Oropez USA.
