Overview

• Police responded at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday to a disturbance call at the Motel 6 on LBJ Freeway after hotel management reported a dispute with a tenant.
• The suspect, who had a prior aggravated assault charge on a peace officer, pointed a firearm at officers, prompting a SWAT deployment and guest evacuations.
• After negotiations stalled, officers deployed tear gas before a suspect’s armed confrontation led a SWAT officer to fire, killing them.
• Officers discovered a second person dead inside the room who investigators believe had died before the standoff; no officers were injured.
• The Garland Police Department has withheld the identities of both deceased pending next-of-kin notifications, with the Criminal Investigations Division continuing its investigation.