Two bounty hunters confront fugitive and all three wind up dead

  • 7 years ago
GREENVILLE, TEXAS — Cellphone footage released by Greenville, Texas officials shows the moment armed bounty hunters got into a shootout with a fugitive in a car dealership.

Fidel Garcia and Gabriel Bernal were tracking wanted man Raymond Hutchinson after he failed to appear in court for a felony drug charge, reported Fox 4 News Dallas Fort Worth.

Hours prior to the confrontation, staff at Nissan Greenville car dealership claim Garcia and Bernal told them that they were federal agents and were waiting on Hutchinson.

The footage shows the pair confronting Hutchinson with their weapons drawn. He also pulled a gun but dropped it on the table, reported CBS Dallas Fort Worth. A struggle ensued between the men, but Hutchinson managed to grab his gun.

Then, a shootout ensued with 20 shots being fired in around six seconds, reported CBS Dallas Fort Worth, citing police. All three men died in a hail of bullets.

No one else was hurt in the shootout.

Bernal and Garcia were hunting Hutchinson after he didn’t show up to court in Minnesota for a first-degree drug charge. The pair worked for FNG Security and Investigations in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Hutchinson’s previous crimes included assaulting a cop, as well as disarming an officer.

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