A homicide investigation is underway after the bodies of two men were found in a Garland motel room following an extended standoff. On June 4, 2025, police responded to a disturbance at the Motel 6 at 12721 LBJ Freeway. Officers say a tenant, later identified as 52-year-old Shawn Dylan Burt of Hutchins, pointed a gun at them, prompting a SWAT response, hours of negotiations, use of tear gas and, ultimately, a SWAT officer firing when the armed tenant confronted them at a window. Burt was shot and later identified as the man shot by police.

When officers entered Room 138 they found Burt dead and discovered another man already deceased: Donald Bailey Sr., 69. Investigators reported evidence indicating Bailey had suffered a gunshot wound and had likely been dead for several hours before the SWAT confrontation. Detectives recovered a handgun from the room and say they are still determining what connection, if any, existed between Burt and Bailey and whether Burt was responsible for Bailey’s death. No arrests had been announced as of June 5, 2025.

Does anyone have information about Bailey’s movements or who he might have been with at the motel that day?