Gonzalo Artemio Lopez is a 46-year-old man, who managed to escape from prison and started the biggest manhunt in the recent history of Texas. He is also the prime suspect in the recent murder of five individuals.
Let’s find out more about the man and update him.
The police search is going on and is trying their best to find Gonzalo who escaped from the police bus that was taking him and other inmates to medical appointments. The entire nation’s attention is currently focused on Texas.
As of now, there is no big development in his search mission and the longer he remains at large, the more danger will be for the people of the county. He is the prime suspect in five murders that occurred near the site he was being searched.
Who Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez, 46?
Gonzalo is the man who managed to escape from the police bus and is suspected to have killed five people since he escaped. Among those victims are two adults and three children. He has triggered a manhunt with hundred of officials.
He has a connection to the mafia and was serving sentence in prison. He has a long criminal history. In 1996, he was sentenced to eight years for two counts of aggravated assault. In 2006, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for capital murder and aggravated kidnapping.
After that, in 2007, he was given a second life sentence because he was found guilty of another murder. He is a real threat, so the police are trying their best to catch him as soon as possible.
Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez Arrested?
As of now, Lopez has not been arrested, but the police department is searching for him incessantly. Not much development has been made known to the public about his whereabouts.
The police found five people murdered in the location he has been suspected to have been. However, the police have not disclosed much about the people who lost their life allegedly with the prisoner in the run.
As per the report in The New York Times, he ran after taking over the police bus and when teh bus became uncontrolled he ran into a cow pasture and has disappeared since then.
Texas Prison Escapee Photo
There are photos of Lopez, which are circulating all over the internet in his search. The photos of him escaping are not available as of now, or it is possible there is not one clicked.
The searching team is using their maximum forces to find him. Dogs, horses, and other thing has been deployed in his search. The prize of $50,000 has been announced for people who can lead him.
The security concern for local people is also a big issue currently for locales.