A standoff outside a Garland motel ended in a fatal police shooting and the discovery of a second body inside the room.
Garland police said they were called to the Motel 6 on 12721 LBJ Freeway just before 2 p.m. Wednesday for a disturbance between motel management and a guest. Police said the motel stated that the tenant was no longer welcome and had overstayed their reservation.
Police officials said when officers tried to speak with the tenant, the man pointed a gun at officers before barricading himself inside a room for several hours. Officers retreated, took cover, evacuated nearby rooms and called for the department’s SWAT officers to assist with negotiations…