Texas inmate spent three weeks on the run before killing family, fatal shootout: A summary and timeline

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57% : As state law enforcement was preparing to enter the fourth week of its search, on Thursday a family of five was coming up 100 miles north from the Houston area to a vacation home in Leon County, authorities said.
50% : The vacation home was inside the perimeter where law enforcement had been searching for Lopez and was checked and cleared "multiple times," Clark said.
43% : Lopez, who was being driven to a medical appointment, had been placed in a separate caged area because of security concerns, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has said.
43% : Lopez escaped on foot while the other man was apprehended by Border Patrol, records show.
42% : Officers were dispatched to the home after law enforcement agencies received a call from an individual who had become concerned after not hearing from an elderly relative, said Jason Clark, chief of staff for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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