A TOTAL PARTISAN LEFTY NEWS OUTLET; https://apnews.com/article/texas-mass-shooting-9b240710ee835eed8d7da768bc8eb150
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TODAY; In total, authorities have put $80,000 in reward money on the table, most of it coming from Abbott. But the Texas governor also drew backlash on social media for referring to the victims as five “illegal immigrants” in a statement announcing the reward money.
------Law enforcement on the scene have not confirmed the citizenship status of the victims -----
At an event on Sunday to honor fallen police officers, Abbott said the suspect had been deported four times and had reentered the country illegally, according to The Houston Chronicle.
So they finally come out and say the suspect had been deported but say ABBOTT SAID SO.
THEN THEY SAY "LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT" HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF THE VICTIMS.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/us/cleveland-texas-neighbor-shooting-monday/index.html
Cnn today; The man wanted in the fatal shooting of five of his neighbors – including a 9-year-old – last week in Cleveland, Texas, entered the US illegally and had been removed by immigration officials at least four times, a source within US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. (Not Abbott)
After officials confirmed those killed were all Honduran nationals, the Honduran Foreign Ministry is preparing to repatriate their remains, it said.
“The Government of Honduras deeply regrets the loss of these valuable lives and accompanies all their loved ones in their pain. We demand that the pertinent authorities arrest the perpetrator of this terrible event and apply the full weight of the law,” the agency said in a statement.
See how the AP spins it. Yes Abbott said they were Hundurans because "officials had already confirmed". And "local law enforcement" did not confirm citizenship, other officials did.
CNN today- Associated Press-