The manhunt for the suspect is over, four days after the massacre in Cleveland, Texas.
Oropeza was captured following an anonymous tip that led officers to a home in Conroe, about 20 miles from the shooting site. He was arrested at around 6:45 p.m. local time.
"We now have this man in custody," San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said during a press conference on Tuesday night."He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry ... He is uninjured and he is currently being taken to my facility in Coldspring."Law enforcement on Saturday is pictured during a manhunt for mass shooting suspect Francisco Oropeza near Cleveland, Texas. Oropeza was reportedly arrested very close to the crime scene on Tuesday.
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