Officer shoots, kills double amputee in wheelchair in Houston

HOUSTON – 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............more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/22/officer-shoots-kills-double-am...

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Permalink Reply by truth on September 23, 2012 at 11:47am

chit never ends

Permalink Reply by 370fyqnalrldq on September 23, 2012 at 8:20pm

Get ready...you're next.

Permalink Reply by Patty Volies on September 24, 2012 at 12:53pm

The Officer should be politely boiled in oil,lol.

Permalink Reply by Jim Braun on September 24, 2012 at 3:17pm

Another fine job done by the boy's in blue,or is it black? For all that is disgusted by this,you should be. Very plain to see where this is going. Remember folk's,they have families as well,and shit roll's down hill. OK,so he was a simi whack job,but still just half a man.

Permalink Reply by chris macleod on September 24, 2012 at 9:06pm

Nice to see that pigs don't discriminate against the handicapped...they'll kill them, too! Everyone is a perp ( in a pig's eye)

Permalink Reply by Andy Anduer on September 25, 2012 at 2:06am

Two cops couldn't handle an amputee? What kind of police training is that?

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