Authorities search for convicted murderer who escaped prison bus in Texas.
CENTERVILLE, Texas - The search continues in Texas for a convicted murderer who attacked a correctional guard during his escape from a prison bus.
The bus was en route to Huntsville from Gatesville and was approaching the town of Centerville, Texas, when Lopez made his escape, The other officer on the bus fired several shots in his direction, but Hurst said it is unknown if Lopez was hit. Lopez is serving a life sentence for capital murder out of Hidalgo County and attempted capital murder out of Webb County, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. AP reported he was convicted in 2006 for killing a man near the Texas-U.S. border.
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