AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Austin police officer has shot and wounded a man armed with a machete to end a two-hour standoff in a neighborhood.

Police Chief Art Acevedo (ah-seh-VAY'-doh) says the suspect was hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting before dawn Tuesday.

Acevedo says the suspect called 911 to say he had a gun and a machete and was waiting for officers. Police located the man and negotiators began speaking with him.

Relatives told police that the suspect was distraught over a breakup with a girlfriend. Acevedo says suspect appeared to want officers to shoot him by falsely claiming to have a gun. The suspect was shot when he raised his arm holding the machete.

Acevedo didn't release the suspect's name.

The officer has been put on administrative leave with pay.

 

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