A convicted murderer is on the run in Texas after fleeing a prison transportation bus, officials said Thursday.
Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was serving a life sentence following convictions on capital murder and attempted capital murder, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.The escape happened on Highway 7 near Centerville, which is about 120 miles north of Houston, at around 1:20 p.m., according to department officials.
The other officer on the bus, Officer Jimmy Brinegar, fired at the fleeing inmate with his service weapon as well as a shotgun, according to Hurst."We do not know if the inmate was hit by any of these shots. Last we saw him he was fleeing across the cow pasture west of Centerville."The officers and the remaining inmates had been evaluated and none had suffered any life-threatening injuries he said.
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