And we've got breaking news.
Tonight, authorities capture the
man accused of killing five of his
neighbors in San Jacinto County,
ending an intense Fourday manhunt tonight.
Several witnesses sharing videos
with us tonight of Francisco Orapeza,
now in custody.
The FBI telling us tonight
a tip led them to Orapeza.
Law enforcement sources tell us he
was hiding at his aunt's house at a
home on Summer Hollow, just east of
Cut and Shoot in Montgomery County.
There 11 is live over the home right now.
This is about 22 minutes away from
where the shootings happened at a
home late Friday night near Cleveland.
These are the five people
who were murdered late Friday
night after they had asked Arapeza
to stop firing his gun.
One of the victims, a nine
year old boy. We have live
team coverage tonight on the arrest.
Let's start with our Grace White.
Grace. The FBI just gave an update in
the last hour. What did they share?
Really amazing how this
timeline all came together.
Investigators confirming that tip
call came in at 5:15 this evening
and by 6:30 he was in handcuffs.
That tip call did come through
the FBI's tip line giving law
enforcement the location they
needed to find Francisco Oropesa.
Investigators here tonight confirmed
the reward money will be paid out for
that tip and most surprising though,
where the sheriff says.
He was found.
He was caught hiding in a
closet underneath some laundry.
They were. They effectively made the arrest.
He is uninjured and he is currently being
taken to my facility in Cold Springs.
We asked the sheriff if anyone
else would be charged for helping
Oropezza while he was on the run.
He told us tonight several people
are still being questioned.
Now let's head to my colleague Matt Doherty,
who is where the arrest took place.
Grace, this is still a very
active scene right now.
This is as close as we are allowed to be to
the home if you take a look down the street.
You can see some of those lights down
there over on that side of the block.
Investigators are still at the home where
Aura Pace was arrested this evening.
Now this is cell phone video taken from
next door neighbors who say they had
no idea they were living across the
street from a suspected mass killer.
You can see authorities leading the
suspect out of the residence in handcuffs.
Officials have told us this home
belongs to the suspects.
Aunt, One of the neighbors we
spoke with in the last hour told
us she didn't know the family.
That lives in the trailer across the street.
Evelyn at Chivera told us she was
resting this afternoon when the sounds of
helicopters above her home woke her up.
She still cannot believe what happened.
What do you think?
I mean, that this guy, the whole
world was looking for this guy.
I mean, it's just crazy how he was
like so close to me and I had no
idea he was a really dangerous guy.
So it was kind of scary when I found out.
Now, court documents show
that Ora Peso once lived at a
home with a woman.
That home is next to the place
where the crime happened.
She filed A protective order
against him in the past.
One of our reporters was not far
away from here a couple of days ago.
That's when there were some sightings
that were reported to officials.
They turned up dry, though.
But turns out he was here all the time.
Back to you.
All right. Thank you, Matt.
This, this in the governor, Greg,
I have been tweeting within
the past hour praising law
enforcement for capturing Orapeza.
And earlier tonight,
the governor here in Houston,
where Marcelino Benito was
the only reporter to ask him
about tonight's arrest.
Marcelino, what did he tell you?
Glenn, the governor's office did
everything they possibly could
tonight to keep us from asking
him any questions about this,
about this mass murder.
But when we got the chance,
we took it. Take a listen to our
exchange from just hours ago.
Governor, can we get your reaction to
the arrest of Francisco? Thank you.
Thank you, governor. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you, governor.
Francisco, thank you very much.
Thank you. Thank you, Sir.
Thank you. Say that again, Sir.
Thank you very much. It's hard
to hear, the governor told me.
Quote, law enforcement prevailed.
The arrest of Francisco Oro pays
a breaking while the governor
was on stage in Houston talking
about his push for school choice,
his visit overshadowed from the
beginning by protesters who interrupted
him upset about his response to
the shooting earlier this week.
Take a look at that exchange.
You don't care. Have it.
You're countless.
You don't have a heart.
You thought people are illegal.
I just died. You just got
people that legal and die.
That protest to referring
to Abbott's initial statement
after the mass shooting,
when he labeled the five victims
quote illegal immigrants in a tweet.
After the outburst,
police escorted A handful of
protesters out of the church
as Abbott supporters cheered.
Now, the governor's office, of course,
did have to walk back that statement
from earlier this week once they
learned that one of the victims
was in fact a permanent resident.
But of course, no apology.
And that tweet does remain online.
Again, the governor telling us tonight
that he's praising law enforcement.
No mention of the victims
or their families, though.
Back to you. Arcelena
Benito on it. Thank you.
We'll pick it up from here.
Right now, our coverage continues online,
where you can walk through the
search and capture of Orapeza
or learn more about the victims
and how they will be remembered.
It's all on khu.com and the K HU11 app.