Texas inmate escape timeline: How the manhunt for Gonzalo Lopez ended in fatal shootout
Gonzalo Lopez was on the run in a stolen white Chevrolet Silverado (Photo courtesy of Texas DPS) A manhunt for convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez, one of Texas’ most wanted fugitives, ended Thursday night when he was fatally shot by law enforcement after killing five members of the same family, including four children.It was a dramatic and tragic end to a nearly three-week search for one of the state’s most dangerous criminals, who escaped from a prison bus on May 13 after attacking the driver.
Here’s how it started, and how it ended. 1996: Lopez was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and was sentenced to eight years in Texas state prison.2006: Lopez was convicted of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in Hidalgo County, Texas, and sentenced to life in prison.2007: Lopez, who was reportedly involved with the Mexican Mafia, was convicted of attempted capital murder in Webb County, Texas, and given a second life sentence.Gonzalo Lopez's tattoos (Photos: U.S.
Marshals Service) May 12, 2022: Lopez was being transported from the Hughes Unit in Gatesville, Texas, to the Estelle Unit in Huntsville for a medical appointment.
He was in a separate, caged area of the bus reserved for high-risk inmates when he got out of his restraints, cut through the expanded metal, crawled out through the bottom of the cage, and attacked the driver.RELATED: New photos show Texas inmate on morning of escape from prison busPolice said Lopez stabbed him in the hand with an unknown object.
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