Authorities on Monday still had not captured a gunman in Texas who killed five neighbors, and as the search dragged on with few apparent leads, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott came under backlash over drawing attention to the victims’ immigration status.
Mass shooting survivor Wilson Garcia, center, holds a young girl during a vigil for his son Daniel Enrique Laso, 9, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Cleveland, Texas.
“We’ve since learned that at least one of the victims may have been in the United States legally,” Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze said in a statement. “We regret if the information was incorrect and detracted from the important goal of finding and arresting the criminal.”Eze said information provided by federal officials after the shooting had indicated that the suspect and victims were in the country illegally.
“I can tell you right now, we have zero leads,” James Smith, the FBI special agent in charge, said Sunday. Police recovered the AR-15-style rifle that they said Oropeza used in the shootings. Authorities were not sure if Oropeza was carrying another weapon after others were found in his home. “Public figures like Abbott leverage their status by using social media to amplify language painting a specific narrative intended to alter the way you view + treat the people around you. The victims here were your neighbors. They were your friends. They were your colleagues,” The Immigrant Legal Resource Center tweeted.
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