美国国家公共电台 NPR--Hundreds of officers in Texas search for shooting suspect accused of killing 5 people

Hundreds of officers in Texas search for shooting suspect accused of killing¹ 5 people

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A manhunt is underway for the suspect accused of shooting to death five people, including a 9-year-old child with an AR-15, in Cleveland, Texas, Friday night over an apparent noise dispute.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The search continues for the suspect in last weekend's mass shooting which left five people dead, including a child, in the town of Cleveland, Texas. The motive³ for the killings⁴ may have been a noise complaint. Lucio Vasquez with Houston Public Media has been following the story. Tell us about the hunt. Where does it stand?

LUCIO VASQUEZ, BYLINE⁵: Yeah, so as of right now, well over 200 officers are entering Day 4 in their search for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza. There is now about an $80,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. The last update we've got from the FBI was on Sunday when James Smith, the special agent in charge for the Houston FBI office, said that they didn't have any leads.

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JAMES SMITH: We do not know where he is. We don't have any tips right now to where he may be. And that's why we've come up with this reward, so that hopefully somebody out there can call us.

VASQUEZ: This changed yesterday, however. The sheriff in a neighboring county got a couple of tips that a person looking like Oropeza was walking down the street near a landfill. But after the authorities checked that out, it turned out to be a false alarm. Now, the searches did result in schools getting locked down in these areas. And ultimately, these tips were fruitless. And the search continues.

MART?NEZ: Yeah. He's accused of killing four adults and one child. They were his neighbors. What do we know about them?

VASQUEZ: Yeah, the victims were 9-year-old Daniel Guzman (ph), 21-year-old Diana Alvarado, 18-year-old Jonathan Casarez, 25-year-old Sonia Taibot (ph) and 31-year-old Julisa Rivera. Some of them were related. There were a total of four Honduran families at the home when the gunman entered with an AR-15 and started shooting. It had all started, according to authorities, when Oropeza was shooting his rifle in the yard and some of his neighbors asked him to stop because a baby was trying to sleep in the home. Now, the FBI says the families are planning funerals and asked the media to give them privacy during the process and not to approach them.

MART?NEZ: Lucio, why has the immigration status of the victims and also the alleged⁶ shooter all of a sudden come up?

VASQUEZ: Well, Governor Greg Abbott sent out a tweet Sunday morning announcing a $50,000 reward along with some other local authorities, comprising about $80,000 reward money. But in that tweet, he also called the victims illegal immigrants, which got some backlash on social media. Yesterday, he backpedaled that tweet and said that at least one of the victims may have been in the U.S. legally, and then said that he regrets that the focus on the immigration status is distracting from capturing the alleged shooter. Now, Oropeza, authorities say, is a Mexican national and has been deported⁷ from the U.S. before.

MART?NEZ: You've been around Cleveland, Texas. Is this a place where someone, if they wanted to, could hide pretty easily?

VASQUEZ: In my opinion, yes, absolutely. I was there yesterday and can tell you that the area was very wooded, with lots of places where you could potentially lie low. A lot of trees in the area as well. Police have been using search dogs, helicopters, drones and have gone door to door. They're also reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community in the area by setting up billboards⁸ in multiple languages. Authorities did find Oropeza's cellphone and the gun they believed was used in the shooting as well. The FBI recommends calling them if he's spotted⁹ and not to approach, as he could still be armed and dangerous.

MART?NEZ: All right. That's Lucio Vasquez with Houston Public Media. Thanks a lot.

VASQUEZ: Thank you.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

4 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 billboards   

n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Large billboards have disfigured the scenery. 大型告示板已破坏了景色。 来自辞典例句
• Then, put the logo in magazines and on billboards without telling anyone what it means. 接着我们把这个商标刊在杂志和广告看板上，却不跟任何人透漏它的涵意。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

9 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。