me. i m fredricka whitfield. armed and dangerous. that s how police in texas are describing a suspect in a horrific mass shooting. 38-year-old francisco orapeza has not been seen since friday night s attack in cleveland, texas. investigators say he opened fire on his neighbors when they asked him to stop shooting his rifle outside so that their baby could sleep. five people were killed, including an 8-year-old. cnn s ed lavendera is there in cleveland, texas. ed, where does this manhunt stand right now? reporter: we haven t gotten any updates from law enforcement. the fbi has taken over this investigation and obviously multiple numbers of agencies, law enforcement agencies here in the state of texas continue ing the search for 32-year-old francisco oropeza. there have been several pictures put out of him, as they are urging the public to call in if they have any sightings of him. at this point, it s not clear where he might be if he s in this area or has been able to get fa
he shared with so many. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with a warning from law enforcement. we do not know where he is. those chilling words minutes ago from the top fbi agent in san jacinto county, texas, about this man, 38-year-old francisco orapeza. he has been the focus of a desperate manhunt since friday night. that s when neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle in his front yard because they were trying to get a baby to go to sleep. police say orapeza entered their home and began shooting. an 8-year-old boy was among the five neighbors slaughtered almost execution-style in the words of the sheriff. cnn s ed lavandera is in cleveland, texas. the sheriff and fbi just held a news briefing. what did you learn there? reporter: well, we learned that clearly investigators here, what they are saying publicly is they essentially have no idea where this 38-year-old murder suspect is, francisco orapeza, not seen since
me. i m fredricka whitfield. armed and dangerous. that s how police in texas are describing a suspect in a horrific mass shooting. 38-year-old francisco orapeza has not been seen since friday night s attack in cleveland, texas. investigators say he opened fire on his neighbors when they asked him to stop shooting his rifle outside so that their baby could sleep. five people were killed, including an 8-year-old. cnn s ed lavendera is there in cleveland, texas. ed, where does this manhunt stand right now? reporter: we haven t gotten any updates from law enforcement. the fbi has taken over this investigation and obviously multiple numbers of agencies, law enforcement agencies here in the state of texas continue ing the search for 32-year-old francisco oropeza. there have been several pictures put out of him, as they are urging the public to call in if they have any sightings of him.
reporter: well, we learned that clearly investigators here, what they are saying publicly is they essentially have no idea where this 38-year-old murder suspect is, francisco orapeza, not seen since friday night. however, investigators did say that they have he has spoken with several friends. they believe that he has. but so far, those communications and those connections have not led investigators to his whereabouts. he is a mexican national, so there is some concern that the suspect is trying to get back to mexico. but investigators say that at this point, they have no idea where he is. right now, we just don t know because if we did, we would have him in custody right now. we do not know where he is. we don t have any tips right now to where he may be. that s why we ve come up with this reward so that hopefully somebody out there can call us.
he shared with so many. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with a warning from law enforcement. we do not know where he is. those chilling words minutes ago from the top fbi agent in san jacinto county, texas, about this man, 38-year-old francisco orapeza. he has been the focus of a desperate manhunt since friday night. that s when neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle in his front yard because they were trying to get a baby to go to sleep. police say orapeza entered their home and began shooting. an 8-year-old boy was among the five neighbors slaughtered almost execution-style in the words of the sheriff. cnn s ed lavandera is in cleveland, texas. the sheriff and fbi just held a news briefing. what did you learn there?