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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Juan Lozano | Associated Press

Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by ‘zero leads’

More than 200 police from multiple agencies are searching for shooting suspect Francisco Oropeza, 38, who fled after Friday’s shooting. Authorities recovered an AR-15-style rifle that they said was used in the shootings. (Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Texas — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who fatally shot five neighbors continued coming up empty Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI appeared no closer to catching the killer after nearly two days of searching with a team that has grown to hundreds of people.

“I can tell you right now, we have zero leads,” James Smith, the FBI special agent in charge, told reporters while again asking the public for tips in the rural town of Cleveland, where the shooting took place just before midnight Friday.

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