![]() Marshals, Texas Department of Public Safety and US Border Patrol's BORTAC team.ĭrones and scent-tracking dogs had been used during the widening manhunt, which included combing a heavily wooded forest a few miles from the scene. ![]() Hagan said the three agencies that went in to arrest Oropeza were the U.S. ![]() immigration officials.Ĭonnor Hagan, an FBI spokesman, said they would not disclose the identity of the person who called in the tip - one of more than 200 tips he says investigators received.Īuthorities would not say where Oropeza had been since fleeing the scene in Cleveland, which authorities previously said was likely on foot. The alleged shooter is a Mexican national who has been deported four times between 20, according to U.S. The tip that finally ended the chase came at 5:15 p.m., and a little more than an hour later, Oropeza was in custody, said FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul. As recently as Tuesday morning, the FBI said that Oropeza "could be anywhere," underlining how investigators for days struggled to get a sense of his whereabouts and candidly acknowledged they had no leads. The arrest ends what had become a widening dragnet that had grown to more than 250 people from multiple jurisdictions and had seen $80,000 in reward money offered. ![]()
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