https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/cleveland-texas-shooting/index.html More than 170 mass shootings in the US this year
Authorities had received previous reports about the suspect firing a rifle in his yard.
There have been at least 174 mass shootings in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Both CNN and the archive define a “mass shooting” as a shooting that injured or killed four or more people, not including the shooter.
“It’s not just at banks, schools, supermarkets, or churches where Americans fear becoming victims of a mass shooting,” Kris Brown, president of Brady, a gun violence prevention organization, said in a statement.
UVALDE, TEXAS - JUNE 17: The Robb Elementary School sign is seen covered in flowers and gifts on June 17, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Committees have begun inviting testimony from law enforcement authorities, family members and witnesses regarding the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School which killed 19 children and two adults. Because of the quasi-judicial nature of the committee's investigation and pursuant to House, Section 12, witnesses will be examined in executive session. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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“People in this country are being gunned down with assault weapons in their own home, and that is the horrifying reality we will continue to live under until our norms and policies change.”
There were 10 people inside the home at the time of the shooting, according to the sheriff.
The victims range in age from 8 to about 40, Capers told reporters early Saturday. The 8-year-old victim was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Three people were taken to hospital, and two were evaluated at the scene and released, according to authorities.
The victims’ identities are unknown. The sheriff said the victims are from Honduras, and some had arrived at the home from Houston in recent days.
Capers identified the suspect as 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza. Authorities have a copy of the suspect’s consulate card and are looking for him.