Man killed five people after neighbour complained gunfire was keeping baby awake
Man killed five people after neighbour complained gunfire was keeping baby awake
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Francisco Oropeza has pleaded guilty to murder charges and will serve a life sentence without parole. A man has admitted killing five people in Texas in 2023 and will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole, a prosecutor said. Francisco Oropeza committed the killings after a neighbour complained that he was keeping a baby awake by firing a gun in his yard late at night. The Mexican national pleaded guilty to capital murder of multiple persons as part of a deal to avoid a possible death sentence, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon told The Associated Press.
![[Francisco Oropeza is escorted from the San Jacinto County courthouse after a hearing in May 2023]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/29/22/Texas_Mass_Shooting_45723.jpg)
Oropeza was offered the deal after prosecutors had lengthy discussions with family members of the victims, he said. US immigration officials said Oropeza had been deported four times between 2009 and 2016. But Dillon said he will spend the rest of his life behind bars in Texas. “He is not eligible for deportation. He is not eligible for anything,” Dillon said. “He will stay in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice until he breathes his last breath.”.
Oropeza entered the pleas Wednesday after listening to emotional testimony from family members of the victims, Dillon said. Oropeza's attorney, Anthony Osso Sr, didn't immediately respond to a Wednesday phone message seeking comment. He previously said that tension between Oropeza and his neighbours had been building for quite some time. Police say Oropeza stormed into his neighbour’s house on April 28, 2023, after being asked to stop firing his gun late at night.
