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US authorities hunt alleged killer of five Texas neighbors

HOUSTON, United States: A vast search was underway in Texas Monday for the man suspected of shooting dead five neighbors, including a nine-year-old boy, after they asked him to stop firing his rifle in his yard late at night.

This handout image obtained from the FBI on May 1, 2023, shows a picture of Francisco Oropesa, who is believed to have shot dead five neighbors after they asked him to stop firing his rifle in his yard on 29 April 2023 in Texas. - The drunken gunman apparently stormed into the crowded house and opened fire, reportedly infuriated by the request to stop shooting his semi-automatic weapon in his yard because the noise was keeping a baby awake. Photo by FBI / AFP