Gonzalo Lopez is the convicted murderer who escaped from prison some time ago. He was recently killed in a shooting exchange with police as per the news.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced that a convicted murderer, Gonzalo Lopez is dead after he became involved in a shootout with the police on Thursday.
A man with a notorious and dangerous criminal profile, the public is assured of their safety with him dead.
However, the police are more alert to the investigation of the recent family murder in Centerville. They have named Lopez as the main suspect while the inspection is still running.
Gonzalo Lopez Is A Convicted Murderer and Leon County Texas Escapee
Gonzalo Lopez, the notorious convicted murderer, escaped police custody on May 12.
Khou 11 reports that Lopez was being transported from the Alfred Hughes Unit to a prison medical facility in Huntsville.
During the ride, he was able to get loose from his shackles, cut through a metal barrier, and stabbed the bus driver in his hand and chest.
Lopez had then driven off in the bus but didn’t get far after another guard shot out the bus’ back tires with a shotgun. He had still gotten away on foot after the crash.
A wide manhunt had taken place for the Lean County Texas escapee until the police was reported a family murder on Thursday.
Murderer Gonzalo Lopez Was Killed In A Shootout
Gonzalo Lopez’s end came on Thursday, and the police officials found a family murdered in a Leon County home. The place fell within the search area for Lopez.
The infamous murderer apparently killed the family consisting of two adults and three children in their home. He then took the family’s 1999 white Chevrolet single-cab truck and fled the scene.
Someone alerted the police of the murder, and the Atascosa County police spotted Lopez driving the truck the same evening.
They trailed Lopez and eventually spiked his tires as a short chase ensued between them. Lopez eventually crashed the truck into a tree and got out with two guns.
TDCJ officials stated that Lopez had fired several shots at the police officers. Hence, multiple officers returned fire. He was shot dead in the shootout as he lost to many police officers.
According to KXAN, the incident happened at about 10:30 p.m., while no police officers were harmed.
Gonzalo Lopez Was Sentenced For 5 Murders
Gonzalo Lopez was serving back-to-back life sentences before his escape and eventual death.
His conviction includes the 2004 shooting of a Webb County sheriff’s deputy and killing a man with a pickax in Hidalgo County after holding him ransom on a drug debt.
The notorious man’s bludgeoned history is available on a Khou 11 report.
Though Lopez was sentenced to prison before, he had also escaped prison before. He had run away from a police chase in South Texas and stayed hidden with the help of a cartel associate in 2004.
Though he is dead, he is heavily suspected of the five murders of Thursday afternoon. The concerned police will soon conclude the investigations and convict him.