Marco Ramirez was 24 when he was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of November 14, 2023, in East Dallas. The family says Marco had worked alongside his father in their remodeling business since he was a child and helped his sister Carla raise her children. Around 4 a.m. Carla saw people stealing the family’s red Chevrolet pickup, pursued them in her own truck with Marco close behind, and the chase ended in the 5300 block of Parry Avenue.

The siblings confronted the suspects and Carla used her truck to hit the thieves’ vehicle. The stolen pickup was abandoned a block away; police recovered it and later found fingerprints on the hood that matched a name in their database. An exchange of gunfire followed the confrontation and Marco was struck. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries; his sister witnessed the shooting.

On November 17, 2023, police arrested 30-year-old Alejandro Deleon and charged him with murder; bond was set at $750,000. Investigators say three other suspects remain sought: two men and one woman. If anyone has information about the shooting or the other suspects, contact Detective Michael Christian at 469-670-4735 or [email protected].