Angry bar patron kills innocent woman after being kicked out by security: Garland police
GARLAND, Texas - Garland police say a man who was angry after getting kicked out of a bar started shooting, hitting three people and killing the mother of a 6-year-old girl.
The shooting happened shortly after midnight on Sunday after a fight broke out between multiple people in a parking lot on West Walnut Street and North Shiloh Road.
Surveillance footage shows the gunman opening fire from his car outside El Durango Billar & Club. The gunfire struck a security guard and two innocent bystanders.
The family of 30-year-old Gema Rostran says she moved to North Texas from Nicaragua last year to make a better life for herself and her 6-year-old daughter.
On Sunday, Rostran was shot and killed and her roommate was wounded after being caught in the middle of gunfire.
Police do not believe they were the intended targets and were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. They were intended for a security guard who threw the alleged gunman out of a bar moments before the shooting.
Investigators believe 23-year-old Sergio Nicolas Jaramillo Jr. of Dallas shot the two women and a security guard. It’s unclear why he was kicked out of the bar.
Sergio Jaramillo Jr. (Source: Garland Police)
"Causing enough of a disturbance, either being loud, disrespectful, what have you — for them to say, ‘Hey man, you’ve got to get out of here.’ And that’s kind of not an uncommon thing," said Garland Police Officer Matt Pesta.
However, it is uncommon for it to turn to deadly violence.
"The suspect in this incident took matters into his hands that are irreversible," Pesta said.
Police identified Jaramillo as the suspect with the assistance of surveillance footage and Flock cameras flagging this vehicle. He turned himself in Tuesday morning.
"He decided to fire a firearm at a group of people at a business, at a building, ultimately striking three individuals," Pesta said. "That’ll change their lives forever and his own."
The department believes the two people who survived may not have lived had it not been for first responding officers providing first aid.
"There’s no doubt about it that those officers acted very quickly in helping to save those lives," Pesta said.
Unfortunately, they were unable to save Rostran. Her family shared photos of her with FOX 4. They say she was hardworking and charismatic.
"Many lives have been changed over the action of somebody for a temporary problem," Pesta said.
Jaramillo is charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held without bond.