Deadly Dallas Police shootout with suspect caught on video

A 24-year-old man who told his girlfriend he didn't want to live any more was killed in an apartment parking lot shootout with Dallas police officers, Sept. 20, 2015. The incident was captured on various cellphone videos. less A 24-year-old man who told his girlfriend he didn't want to live any more was killed in an apartment parking lot shootout with Dallas police officers, Sept. 20, 2015. The incident was captured on various ... more Photo: Christian, Carol, Courtesy Of Dallas Police Department Via YouTube Photo: Christian, Carol, Courtesy Of Dallas Police Department Via YouTube Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Deadly Dallas Police shootout with suspect caught on video 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

A man whose girlfriend said he had been acting strangely and was taking drugs died in a late-night shootout with Dallas police.

The shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in an apartment parking lot in the 10800 block of Stone Canyon on the city's north side.

Gerardo Ramirez, 24, told his girlfriend he didn't want to live and wanted to shoot at police officers who were responding to a disturbance unrelated to him, according to a statement from Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin of the Dallas Police Department's Crimes Against Persons Division.

Ramirez fired a handgun several times as he stood in the parking lot, leading a number of residents to call 9-1-1 to report hearing shots fired, Sherwin said. Two officers, who were in a different part of the complex responding to a disturbance over a traffic accident, moved toward Ramirez's location.

As they approached, he emerged from between parked cars and opened fire. They shot back, and Ramirez ran south, darting back among parked vehicles, Sherwin said.

When police spotted him, they ordered him to drop his weapon but he fired again, so they took cover and returned fire, striking him, Sherwin said.

When the shooting was over, officers found a semi-automatic handgun next to Ramirez. One officer was seen on a cellphone video kicking the weapon away. A box of ammunition was also found in the parking lot, Sherwin said.

Officers rendered aid until paramedics arrived and took Ramirez to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he was reported dead, the deputy chief said.

Five weeks earlier, on Aug. 13, Ramirez had threatened to harm himself, Sherwin said.