Overview
- Garland police say a father shot a man who tried to take his car with relatives inside following Sunday’s multi-vehicle crash near Highway 66.
- Investigators say the man hit two cars, left a green vehicle at a gas station, then tried to pull open other cars before zeroing in on a white sedan.
- Video and witnesses show a struggle as the intruder forced into the driver’s seat and the father moved to the passenger side and fired more than ten rounds.
- The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Jose Ramirez, a Mexican national who did not live in Garland, and he died at a hospital while the family was not hurt.
- Police found no weapon on Ramirez, the father stayed and surrendered his gun, and detectives are reviewing footage and witness accounts as outlets seek immigration records.