The criminal investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Estevan Ramirez by a former Lake Worth Officer in September is now complete.
The case was submitted to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office on Wednesday.
Ramirez was shot and later died at a hospital after being involved in a police chase with two other individuals on Sept. 3.
During the chase, officers received a call from White Settlement authorities that the vehicle had been involved in past drive-by shootings and there was reason to believe occupants were considered armed and dangerous, according to Lake Worth Chief of Police J.T. Manoushagian.
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Police said when the chase ended, three people got out of the vehicle and tried to escape on foot.
Manoushagian told NBC 5 that one of the three people pointed a weapon at one of the officers who cried out "gun, gun, gun!". The officer fired his weapon, Manoushagian said.
The search for the two men who fled is still ongoing.
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The officer who fired his weapon hitting Ramirez resigned from the Lake Worth Police Department on Dec. 1.
