The family of a Fort Worth man said he fears for his safety after the FBI wrongly identified him as the suspect in a mass shooting that left five dead, including a 9-year-old boy, in Cleveland, Texas, in the early morning hours on April 29.
Francisco Oropeza of Fort Worth and shooting suspect Francisco Oropesa, 38, share a similar name except for the spelling of their last names.
Oropeza’s family told a local media outlet that he and his family have received death threats since the FBI mistakenly shared his name and images on social media.
“What if somebody sees the tweet and sees a Facebook share and sees the picture, and then they see him?” The Fort Worth man’s sister-in-law asked in an interview with KDFW-TV….