Man hurt in shootout with Garland police officers

GARLAND, Texas - Garland police say an armed man they wounded in a shootout was violating a protective order being at the home where they confronted him.

Police say they encountered the man at the back of the home Thursday afternoon tried to get him to cooperate, but he opened fire on officers.

Police say two officers wounded the gunman, 42-year-old Matthew Waldrop, and have him in custody. The officers were not hurt.

Video from SKY 4 shows Garland officers in the backyard of the home on Echo Drive. Neighbors say it flipped from a peaceful neighborhood to a crime scene in the flip of a switch.

Police say the woman who lives there called them around 1 p.m. saying her security service was activated, but no one was supposed to be there. Arriving officers say no one answered the door, but they saw Waldrop around the back sitting inside a patio.

Waldrop was arrested earlier this year for violating a protective order.

Police say the woman had a protective order against Waldrop, and he wasn't supposed to be at the home.

"The male was non-compliant. He was very combative," said Garland Police Lt. Richard Maldonado. "He was not doing what the officers were asking him to do, which was basically ‘Hey, come out and talk to us. We just want to make sure everything is okay.’"

Police say the two officers talking with the man noticed he had a gun next to him, which he picked up and fired multiple shots at them.

"The officers quickly return fire," Maldonado said. "They incapacitate him. They rendered aid. They called an ambulance, and he was transported."

Police say neither officer was hurt, and police do have body camera footage of the incident, though it’s not clear how soon it will be released. 

Police say Waldrop is stable at a hospital. He'll be charged with aggravated assault against a public servant and violation of a protective order.