Overview
- The confrontation, captured on surveillance and witness video Sunday afternoon in Garland, began after a driver crashed into two vehicles and abandoned a green car at a gas station.
- The same man then tried to force his way into several cars before reaching a white sedan with a family inside, prompting a struggle at the driver’s door as a young boy ran for cover.
- Police say the father moved to the passenger side and fired more than 10 rounds, striking the suspect, who was taken to a hospital and later died, while all family members were uninjured.
- The father stayed at the scene, surrendered his gun, and cooperated with detectives, and officers reported finding no weapon on the suspect as they reviewed video and interviews.
- Garland police do not expect charges against the father, and later identified the suspect as 30-year-old Jose Ramirez, a Mexican national, as they continue to examine why he targeted multiple vehicles.