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Donald Bailey Sr.

Gender : Male

Age : 69

Race : White

Date : 06/03/2025

Location : 12721 LBJ Freeway (Motel 6)

City : Garland

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Garland Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during SWAT standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

n June 3, Garland Police responded to reports of a man refusing to leave his Motel 6 room. When officers arrived, they encountered 52-year-old Shawn Dylan Burt pointing a firearm at them. Police retreated and deployed the SWAT team, which evacuated nearby rooms and obtained a warrant. SWAT negotiators used tear gas over several hours to compel him to surrender. When SWAT officers approached the window, Burt again raised his gun; a SWAT officer fired their department-issued rifle, fatally striking him. Upon entering the room, officers discovered a second victim, 69-year-old Donald Bailey Sr., who had already died from a gunshot wound hours earlier; police are investigating Bailey’s death as a homicide. No officers were injured. Garland PD’s Criminal Investigations Division and the Dallas County Medical Examiner have taken over the case.

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/second-body-found-inside-garland-motel-room-standoff-fatal-police-shooting/3856735/
• https://www.fox4news.com/news/garland-swat-standoff-shooting
• https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2025/06/05/garland-police-shoot-kill-person-in-motel-room-before-second-body-found-inside/