And an official with the two-man agency that does much of the day-to-day police work in the neighborhood said they were left to learn about the shooting and manhunt the next morning through calls from neighbors and news reports. But they didn't formally accept help from the FBI until the next morning, according to the bureau. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, sheriff's deputies got help searching for Oropeza from several local and state law enforcement agencies. We’re understaffed,' Chief Deputy Sheriff Tim Kean said. Three deputies were patrolling the 700 square miles (1,800 square kilometers) of San Jacinto County when the first call about the shooting came in as a harassment report at 11:31 p.m., according to the sheriff's office.

In the arrest's wake, even some law enforcement officials have questioned how the response was coordinated.Īuthorities have acknowledged it usually takes deputies from 30 minutes up to an hour to respond to calls in Trails End, but say they face challenges that are familiar to law enforcement across rural America, where firearms are common and officers are responsible for vast stretches of terrain. The capture of 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza Tuesday night has not eased concerns in the largely Latino neighborhood about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Houston, where many immigrant residents feel disregarded and disrespected by officials from the local level up to the governor.

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