Texsox Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 April 23,2004 Eric Garza The Monitor McALLEN — Police diverted traffic off Pecan Avenue for about 15 minutes Thursday afternoon after a man apparently tried to commit suicide by taking off his clothes and getting underneath a state trooper’s vehicle. McAllen police officials said a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported a naked 22-year-old McAllen man was underneath his DPS pickup truck and refused to come out. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said the man was apparently trying to get run over. When McAllen police officers arrived at Sixth Street and Pecan Avenue, the man, who told police his name was Davis Barrajas, tried to run away. Police caught up to him and he was quickly handcuffed and taken into custody. The man was taken to a local hospital via ambulance for evaluation. The street was reopened for commuters about 2:20 p.m. No charges have been filed against the man, pending the results of his evaluation. If found competent, he could face charges of lewdness or indecency. No injuries were reported. The incident is the second attempted "suicide by cop" in the Rio Grande Valley in recent weeks. On April 6, a Primera man called police saying his father had shot his girlfriend. When police arrived, the man had what appeared to be a handgun. Police shot the man, who survived. What police thought was a handgun turned out to be the handle of a hacksaw. Police searched the man’s trailer and found a suicide note, but no weapons or firearms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 The county I live in had a guy do this, except with his clothes on. I guess it is a fairly common thing for people who want to commit suicide, but not able to kill themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 The county I live in had a guy do this, except with his clothes on. I guess it is a fairly common thing for people who want to commit suicide, but not able to kill themselves. The most usual way to suicide by cop is to draw, slowly, a gun on them - abouyt the time the gun si lifted into the usual fire position, the sucidee has accomplised the goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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