On May 12, convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a Texas jail.
It would take the police just over two weeks to find him, but by then it was already too late.
On June 2, a family of five was found dead inside their cabin. Police quickly suspected Lopez as the perpetrator, according to The Independent.
Arrested after the escape
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Police officers rushed to the cabin area on Thursday afternoon, after receiving a message of concern from a person who did not get hold of the family.
When they entered the cabin, two adults and three children were found – all from the same family. Lopez quickly became the main suspect.
When the police located the suspected perpetrator, he is said to have started firing at them.
“He fired several shots at officers and was armed with an AR-15 and a handgun,” said Jason Clark of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Lopez was then shot and killed by police.
