Dallas man killed after confronting suspects who had his stolen truck

Dallas police are looking for three people accused of killing a man in a gun battle early Tuesday morning.

The gunfire erupted over a stolen vehicle.

Investigators said 24-year-old Marco Ramirez's pickup truck was stolen from his home.

He spotted his stolen pickup truck around 4 a.m. on Parry Avenue, which is in a neighborhood near Interstate 30 and Munger Boulevard in Old East Dallas.

Two men and a woman were apparently with the truck at the time.

The Ramirez and his sister approached them, and they drove off in another vehicle. That led to a chase and shootout, police said.

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Ramirez was hit by a bullet. He died at the hospital.

The stolen truck was located a block away.

Police are asking for anyone with information to give them a call.

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