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Man Pleads Guilty To Texas Murders, Receives Life Sentence

Francisco Oropeza, center, is escorted from the San Jacinto County courthouse by Sheriff Greg Capers, right, after a hearing May 18, 2023, in Coldspring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file

In a tragic turn of events, a man accused of killing five people in Texas in 2023 has pleaded guilty to murder charges. The incident occurred in Coldspring, Texas, after a neighbor complained about the man firing a gun in his yard late at night, disturbing the peace.

The accused, identified as a Mexican national named Francisco Oropeza, entered a guilty plea to capital murder of multiple persons. This plea deal was made to avoid a potential death sentence, according to San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon.

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