The escaped Texas inmate on the run for three weeks was killed in a shootout Thursday after he killed an adult and four children at a home, officials say.
was killed in a shootout Thursday after he killed an adult and four children at a home, officials said.
It was not immediately clear what department the officers who killed Lopez were from, he said. No officers were injured. “This is a tragedy that you had five individuals who lost their lives,” Clark said. “I am thankful that tonight Gonzalo Lopez is unable to harm anyone else.” The TDCJ initially said the dead included two adults and three children, but in a later update said one adult and four minors were killed.
In the May 12 escape, Lopez was on a bus with other inmates and being driven from a prison in Gatesville to Huntsville for a medical appointment, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has said.
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