Friday marks one year since a Texas inmate escaped a Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus in Centerville, leading to the murder of five people and the inmate’s death
When tragedy strikes, reporters are some of the first at the scene and that’s exactly what happened when KBTX received news that Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transport near Centerville, Texas.
An independent review by CGL, a corrections facility expert group, of TDCJ protocol, surveillance footage and facilities, determined what lead up to the escape of Lopez.
SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY: KBTX questioned state and prison officials months after convicted Killer Gonzalo Lopez escaped custody and murdered a family of five.
Many continue to question how Gonzalo Lopez escaped from custody in Centerville, evaded law enforcement for weeks, and later murdered a family of five.