West Odessa residents watch as deputy pursuit ends in gunfire report
Neighbors describe deputies chasing Eliseo Ornelas Franco after a confrontation at a west Odessa mobile home. They recall a gunshot, a dramatic police surge, and widespread fear as law enforcement searched the area with a helicopter overhead and a K-9 unit picking up Franco’s trail.
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Elisa Gonzales
Ector County
West Odessa
Eliseo Ornelas Franco
Gonzales
Veneta St
Norma
Franco
Eliseo
Jeannie Elam
Dunn St
Ricky
Elam
Odessa Police
Department of Public Safety
Manhunt Ends With Arrest After Shootout At Fraco Home
Franco was arrested on Hockley County warrants totaling 57 000 dollars after a dramatic pursuit that began at 1 p m when Franco bolted as deputies attempted to place him under arrest. In the ensuing chase Lewis was wounded by his own gun during a struggle, and a manhunt involving about 50 officers, dogs and a helicopter followed before Franco surrendered ten hours later.
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Odessa
Franco
Diana Tinsley
Redondo Ave
Third
Tinsley
DPS
Virgil Lumpee
Hockley County
Lumpee
Ector County
Justice, of the
Jimmy Harris
Kloss
Lewis
Stutzman
Veneta St
Texas Rangers
Odessa Police
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens
Sheriff’s Department
Hockley
Barbara Henderson
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