you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. tensions are running high in texas as an accused killer has now been on the run for more than 40 hours. the fbi has joined the manhunt for 38-year-old francisco oropesa. he has been a fugitive 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. but police say oropesa then entered their home and began shooting. an 8-year-old boy was among the five neighbors gunned down almost execution-style in the words of the local sheriff. a short time ago, that sheriff spoke to the press. five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is, in my county, protecting my people to the best of our ability. we have over 150 policemen here yesterday looking for this suspect. today it s well over 200, and more officers from other agencies are coming in to help us find this suspect. cnn s ed lavandera is in cleveland, texas
russia s claim that it fewas behind an attempted drone strike on the kremlin allegedly targeted putin for assassination. cnn is analyzing the video as theories emerge about who and who not to blame. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the news. a suspected gunman is on the loose and considered armed and very dangerously police. ryan, give us the latest. we ve been talking to our sources throughout the afternoon here in atlanta to figure out what happened but the focus is on the building behind us. it s up there on the 11th floor where the shooting happened and of course people here in the midtown area have been shocked by this. that shooting happening in the waiting room. the family was upset because they believe the man was having a terrible time getting help from the va. he used to be a coast guard member, served four years and at some point, went to the va for help and when
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sleep. that man turned around, went inside the home. they have ring camera video of him entering and exiting the home. he started shooting people in this home. the ages are from 8 to 40. you have five victims. two of the women were actually on top of the children trying to protect them, covered in blood. listen to the sheriff about this active manhunt. two of the juveniles were found underneath two of the deceased women in the bedroom. in my opinion, they were trying to take care of them babies and keep them alive. we know him by name, date of birth and we ve got his mexican consulate card. plus, there was a ring doorbell on the victims house that we actually captured him coming up to the front door with the weapon. fred, as you know, normally if we had a manhunt like this, the sheriff s department would share the picture of the suspect. they feel he s in a wooded area and contained, so they ll be able to find him. they have his name. they ve talked to his wife. all thes