Police in Greenville confirm that three men are dead after a shooting inside the Nissan of Greenville auto dealership Tuesday evening.[[425416644, R]]
The shooting occurred at about 7:20 p.m. at the dealership along Interstate 30 near Joe Ramsey Boulevard North.
The dealership owner, Rick Ford, said two of the men came to the dealership Tuesday afternoon and waited several hours for the third man to arrive. Ford said the first two men initially represented themselves as federal agents but may have been bounty hunters.
Ford said that when the two men tried to apprehend the third man, a gunfight erupted as horrified employees and customers ducked for cover.
Nobody else was wounded in the shootout.
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The dealership owner said the business will remain closed Wednesday and perhaps also Thursday as they make repairs and clean up shattered glass from the shooting.
Officers from the Greenville Police Department, the Hunt County Sheriff's Office and Texas State Troopers are all investigating.
The identities of the three men have not been released.
The Greenville Police Department provided the following statement Tuesday evening:
"At approximately 1920 hours Greenville police responded to multiple gunshots at Nissan of Greenville, located at 6403 Interstate 30. Upon arrival officers located three males, who were deceased. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still unknown and an investigation has been initiated. No Greenville Police Officers were involved or injured."
