Fidel Garcia Jr., a 54-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on May 30, 2017, in Greenville, Texas, during a short, deadly shootout at a Nissan dealership. Garcia and fellow bounty hunter Gabriel Bernal had tracked fugitive Ramon Hutchinson to the lot after placing a tracking device on Hutchinson’s girlfriend’s car. The two bounty hunters were waiting at the dealership, posing as federal agents, when Hutchinson arrived with his girlfriend.

Body camera or surveillance-style cell phone footage and witness reports show the encounter escalated quickly after Hutchinson produced a firearm. About 20 shots were fired in roughly six seconds; Garcia, Bernal and Hutchinson all died. The dealership owner said the bounty hunters had not gained permission or shown identification before entering and pursuing Hutchinson. Garcia and Bernal were not law enforcement officers but did have written authorization from a bail bondsman to make arrests.

No arrests followed because all involved were dead. The case raises questions about the use of tracking devices, the authority and conduct of bounty hunters, and how the confrontation began—details that remain central to understanding what happened that day. Did anyone at the dealership see the moments leading up to Hutchinson drawing his weapon?