EL RENO — One of the two victims attacked this week with a machete positively identified his assailant, but could not offer investigators a motive for the brutal assault that left another victim's hands nearly severed.

Police are still searching for Arcenio De Jesus, 39, of Guatemala, who faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon in the Wednesday attack of two of his housemates.

An Amber alert remained in effect Friday for Mabel Lopez, 8, who is thought to be with De Jesus and the girl's mother, Miria Lopez-Rodriguez, 33. The girl and her mother also lived with De Jesus. Investigators said a GPS ping indicated De Jesus entered Texas on Thursday near Gainesville, but there are no other leads to his whereabouts.

Police Chief Ken Brown said Juan Carlos Rangel-Fiscal, 32, suffered severe cuts to both his hands, which were nearly severed. A spokeswoman for OU Medical Center said Rangel-Fiscal was in critical condition Friday.