The pen is mightier than the gun...

[Gob]

no, no it isn't, is it...

A Houston police officer shot and killed a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair Saturday inside a group home after police say the double amputee threatened the officer and aggressively waved a metal object that turned out to be a pen.
Police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said the man cornered the officer in his wheelchair and was making threats while trying to stab the officer with the pen. At the time, the officer did not know what the metal object was that the man was waving, Silva said.

She said the man came "within inches to a foot" of the officer and did not follow instructions to calm down and remain still.

"Fearing for his partner's safety and his own safety, he discharged his weapon," Silva told The Associated Press.

Police did not immediately release the name of the man who was killed. They had been called to the home after a caretaker there called and reported that the man in wheelchair was causing a disturbance.

The owner of the group home, John Garcia, told the Houston Chronicle that the man had a history of mental illness and had been living at the house about 18 months. Garcia said the man had told him that he lost a leg above the knee and all of one arm when he was hit by a train.

"He sometimes would go off a bit, but you just ignore it," Garcia told the newspaper.

Silva identified the officer as Matthew Jacob Marin, a five-year veteran of the department. He was immediately placed on three-day administrative leave, which is standard in all shootings involving officers



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[Lord Jim]

This may have been a case of acting too quickly, (I guess the investigation will determine that) but it should be said that it's never a good idea to wave a metal object at a cop....

[Joe Guy]

no, no it isn't, is it...

A Houston police officer shot and killed a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair Saturday inside a group home after police say the double amputee threatened the officer and aggressively waved a metal object that turned out to be a pen.

Before the man died he was asked why he thought he had been shot.

He said, "I don't know. I'm stumped."

[Gob]

He was armless enough though, hopping mad now of course..

[loCAtek]

Pens are pretty good close range weapons, used like a stiletto. The metal ones are best of course, and they can indeed be fatal.
There are even some tactical pens made tough for combat;