GARLAND, Texas (KWTX) - A man is dead after he was shot dead by Garland police officers early Monday morning after he allegedly advanced toward them while wielding a machete.

According to the Garland Police Department, officers first responded around 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2026, to a weapons-related disturbance in the 3000 block of Broadway Boulevard.

A caller reported seeing a man walking around the area holding a machete.