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A Texas prison inmate remains on the loose after he stabbed a guard, took control of a prison bus, and crashed it before escaping in Leon County on Thursday.
Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was on board the bus along with 15 other inmates headed for Huntsville when he slipped out of his shackles, made his way to the front of the bus, and stabbed the driver in the hand, authorities said.
Lopez was last seen running across a pasture, prompting an intense search and forcing two nearby school districts to cancel classes for the day. Officers fired shots toward Lopez, but it wasn't clear if he was hit.
The bus was headed to Huntsville from a TDCJ facility in Gatesville and was about 110 miles into the 160-mile trip when the incident happened.
Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was on board the bus along with 15 other inmates headed for Huntsville when he slipped out of his shackles, made his way to the front of the bus, and stabbed the driver in the hand, authorities said.
Lopez was last seen running across a pasture, prompting an intense search and forcing two nearby school districts to cancel classes for the day. Officers fired shots toward Lopez, but it wasn't clear if he was hit.
The bus was headed to Huntsville from a TDCJ facility in Gatesville and was about 110 miles into the 160-mile trip when the incident happened.
Escaped inmate still on the loose in East Texas, schools closed
Gonzalo Lopez overpowered a prison bus driver and stabbed him in the hand. The struggle forced the bus into a ditch before he ran off near Centerville.
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