Suspect in Killing of 5 People in Texas Was Illegal Immigrant Deported Multiple Times
The suspect who shot and killed five people in Cleveland, Texas—including an 8-year-old child—is an illegal immigrant who had been deported from the United States multiple times, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
An ICE spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the suspect in the slaying—Mexican national Francisco Oropesa—was arrested and deported four times from the United States, most recently in July 2016.
Oropesa was also convicted in Montgomery County, Texas, in 2012 for driving while intoxicated and sentenced to time in jail, the spokesperson added.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wouldn’t comment on Oropesa’s immigration status when asked during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, citing an “active case.”…