Daniel Trevino killed in Houston after leaving Las Casitas Apartments home to save sister

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Daniel Trevino left Houston apartment to protect Emily Torrez in parking lot
She was in lot after gunmen had beat up her husband and stole his wallet
Robbers chased Trevino up to his sister's second-floor home and shot him
The group then chased Trevino's sister and brother-in-law around complex
Sister and brother-in-law weren't hurt and suspects only ended up with $80

Published: 11:20 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 12:42 EST, 22 November 2015

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A Houston man was shot dead early on Saturday morning after he left an apartment to protect his sister after a group of masked armed robbers attacked her and her husband in a Texas parking lot.

Daniel Trevino, 32, left the apartment to protect his sister Emily Torrez when the gunmen tried to force her into her own car after they had already roughed up her husband and stolen his wallet.

The robbers chased Trevino back to his sister's second-floor home at the Las Casitas Apartments in north Houston and shot him around 3am before returning to the lot and going after his sister.

Daniel Trevino was shot dead early on Saturday morning after he tried to protect his sister from gunmen

Residents at the Las Casitas Apartments (above) said they'd seen the gunmen hanging out before the attack

The violent group chased Trevino''s sister and brother-in-law around the apartment complex and shot at them, but they were not seriously injured in the attack, according to KHOU.

Torrez said: 'They were just shooting at us.

'I ran over there and tried to get under a car and we looked up to the apartment and we heard, 'boom, boom,' and my brother got shot.'

The victim was staying at his sister's house after having a night out, Click 2 Houston reported.

Emily Torrez (center) was being attacked when Trevino intervened on her behalf and then paid with his life

Torrez (right) said she 'saw the blood everywhere' after her brother was shot by the masked gunmen

Torrez added: 'He was breathing off and on, and then he just stopped.

'I just saw the blood everywhere.'

A friend wrote on Trevino's Facebook page: 'I Can't Believe Your Gone...'

Neighbors told police they had noticed the suspects, who only ended up making off with a measly $80, hanging around in the complex before the attack took place.

Trevino was chased back to his sister's home at the Las Casitas Apartments in Houston and shot dead

Police said it's possible the suspects are teenagers and that they could strike in the area again soon

Houston Police Department Homicide Det Latonia Bailey said the killing was 'senseless' and promised the family that investigators would do everything they could to catch the suspects.

She said: ''Something needs to happen and we're going to find them.

'It's gonna take a minute but we'll do it.'

The suspects, who wore dark clothes, were described as young and black and one had dreadlocks.

Police said it's possible that they are teenagers and that they could strike in the area again soon.