Man suspected of killing 5 neighbours arrested after days-long manhunt in Texas

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Authorities near Houston say they have caught a man suspected of killing five of his neighbours, including a nine-year-old boy, with an AR-style rifle after the family confronted him late at night about firing rounds in his yard.

Francisco Oropesa, 38, was arrested Tuesday, four days after the shooting late Friday in the town of Cleveland, Texas, about 70 kilometres north of Houston, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said during a news briefing Tuesday night. He said Oropesa was found hiding in the closet of a home, under a pile of laundry, after investigators acted on a tip.

The capture happened near

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