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Updated May 31: Revised to include the identities of the three dead studs and movie of the shooting.

Two bounty hunters and the fugitive they were looking for died in a shootout Tuesday evening at a Greenville auto dealership, officials say.

Three people are dead after a shooting Tuesday evening at Nissan of Greenville.

Officials identified the bounty hunters as Fidel Garcia Jr., 54, and Gabriel Bernal, 33. Minnesota fugitive Ramon Michael Hutchinson, 49, was also killed.

The shootings occurred about 7:15 p.m. at Nissan of Greenville along Interstate thirty near Joe Ramsey Boulevard.

Greenville is about fifty miles northeast of Dallas in Hunt County.

Officers responding to calls about gunshots found the three boys dead, city officials said in a written statement.

The city of Greenville released movie of the shooting to reporters on Wednesday afternoon.

The movie shows two armed guys cornering a third man in a glass office at the dealership. As the studs scuffle, gunshots ring out in quick succession.

“Get down!” says a man as a woman shrieks in the background.

Greenville officials said Garcia, holder of F.N.G. Security and Investigations of Corpus Christi, and Bernal, one of his employees, went to the dealership to capture Hutchinson. The Minnesota man had an outstanding warrant in that state for failure to show up in court for a drug charge.

The dealership’s holder, Rick Ford, told KDFW-TV (Channel Four) that the bounty hunters had waited several hours for the third man to arrive and had primarily introduced themselves as federal agents.

Hutchinson was in an office with another person when Bernal and Garcia approached and began providing him directives, according to Greenville officials. Hutchinson attempted to pull a pistol from his waistband but dropped it on a desk.

Officials said the boys scuffled as Hutchinson attempted to pick up his gun. Hutchinson was able to retrieve his gun and began firing, and the bounty hunters fired back, according to police.

About twenty shots were fired in the span of six seconds, officials said. The three dudes had numerous gunshot wounds and died at the scene.

“We express appreciation and send prayers to our customers, employees and the City of Greenville for the unfortunate situation that occurred at Nissan of Greenville,” Ford said in a ready statement.

“We were all very eased that none of our employees or customers were hurt,” Ford told KDFW. “We can substitute the glass; we can substitute the furniture.”

No one else was wounded.

Greenville released nine hundred eleven calls that came in the chaotic moments following the shooting. One woman sobs into the phone and says, “Oh my God.”

Another woman called emergency workers from a restroom.

“I’ve been hiding in the bathroom,” she says. “Please hurry.”

The call-taker asks if the woman can still hear shots.

“Not at the moment,” she says, “but I hear a woman screaming.”

She pleads to the call-taker: “Please hurry.”

Hutchinson had been on the run since March and was wished on other felony charges besides the drug offense, including disarming a police officer and onslaught of an officer, according to Minnesota news station KSTP-TV.

A private bail enforcement company in Minnesota got involved in the case when Hutchinson forfeited a $50,000 bail bond, KSTP reported. A $1,000 prize was suggested for information leading to his capture.

The dealership’s service department will reopen Friday and its showroom will reopen Monday.

Staff writer Tom Steele, KXAS-TV (NBC5) and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Updated May 31: Revised to include the identities of the three dead boys and movie of the shooting.

Two bounty hunters and the fugitive they were looking for died in a shootout Tuesday evening at a Greenville auto dealership, officials say.

Three people are dead after a shooting Tuesday evening at Nissan of Greenville.

Officials identified the bounty hunters as Fidel Garcia Jr., 54, and Gabriel Bernal, 33. Minnesota fugitive Ramon Michael Hutchinson, 49, was also killed.

The shootings occurred about 7:15 p.m. at Nissan of Greenville along Interstate thirty near Joe Ramsey Boulevard.

Greenville is about fifty miles northeast of Dallas in Hunt County.

Officers responding to calls about gunshots found the three dudes dead, city officials said in a written statement.

The city of Greenville released movie of the shooting to reporters on Wednesday afternoon.

The movie shows two armed boys cornering a third man in a glass office at the dealership. As the studs scuffle, gunshots ring out in quick succession.

“Get down!” says a man as a woman shrieks in the background.

Greenville officials said Garcia, possessor of F.N.G. Security and Investigations of Corpus Christi, and Bernal, one of his employees, went to the dealership to capture Hutchinson. The Minnesota man had an outstanding warrant in that state for failure to emerge in court for a drug charge.

The dealership’s proprietor, Rick Ford, told KDFW-TV (Channel Four) that the bounty hunters had waited several hours for the third man to arrive and had originally introduced themselves as federal agents.

Hutchinson was in an office with another person when Bernal and Garcia approached and began providing him directions, according to Greenville officials. Hutchinson attempted to pull a pistol from his waistband but dropped it on a desk.

Officials said the guys scuffled as Hutchinson attempted to pick up his gun. Hutchinson was able to retrieve his gun and began firing, and the bounty hunters fired back, according to police.

About twenty shots were fired in the span of six seconds, officials said. The three guys had numerous gunshot wounds and died at the scene.

“We express appreciation and send prayers to our customers, employees and the City of Greenville for the unfortunate situation that occurred at Nissan of Greenville,” Ford said in a ready statement.

“We were all very loosened that none of our employees or customers were hurt,” Ford told KDFW. “We can substitute the glass; we can substitute the furniture.”

No one else was wounded.

Greenville released nine hundred eleven calls that came in the chaotic moments following the shooting. One woman sobs into the phone and says, “Oh my God.”

Another woman called emergency workers from a restroom.

“I’ve been hiding in the bathroom,” she says. “Please hurry.”

The call-taker asks if the woman can still hear shots.

“Not at the moment,” she says, “but I hear a woman screaming.”

She pleads to the call-taker: “Please hurry.”

Hutchinson had been on the run since March and was desired on other felony charges besides the drug offense, including disarming a police officer and onslaught of an officer, according to Minnesota news station KSTP-TV.

A private bail enforcement company in Minnesota got involved in the case when Hutchinson forfeited a $50,000 bail bond, KSTP reported. A $1,000 prize was suggested for information leading to his capture.

The dealership’s service department will reopen Friday and its showroom will reopen Monday.

Staff writer Tom Steele, KXAS-TV (NBC5) and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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