From The Houston Chronicle:
A woman accused of shooting a man with a bow and arrow at her father’s workplace before being shot by two civilians and a Houston police officer has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Julie Parker, 33, was listed in fair condition at Ben Taub General Hospital today with several gunshot wounds suffered in the Monday afternoon incident.
Police and witnesses said that Parker shot Armando Silva in the chest with a hunting bow and arrow after she entered the offices of Texas Components Corp. in northwest Houston.
Silva, 49, was reported in good condition at Ben Taub today.
Police are still trying to determine the motive for the incident. Officers said the violence erupted after Parker came into the office in the 1600 block of West Sam Houston Parkway with a hunting bow and arrows and what appeared to be a handgun about 3 p.m. Monday.
After walking into the company’s micro-electronics division, Parker shot Silva with an arrow and then pointed the apparent gun at two other employees, police said.
Those employees, who are licensed to carry concealed handguns, fired “numerous” shots at Parker, hitting her several times, investigators said.
Parker dropped her pistol, which later was found not to be a real gun, and retreated to an office with the bow and arrow, officers said. Workers at nearby businesses took cover and called police.
Police arrived about 3:15 p.m. and were told the woman was hiding in one of the rooms inside the office building. As the officers tried to rescue Silva, Sgt. M.S. O’Neil saw Parker pointing her bow and an arrow at him and drawing back the string, police said.
O’Neil, a 23-year HPD veteran, ordered her several times to drop the bow, police said. He fired several shots as she continued to point it at him, they said.
We need stricter bow-and-arrow control laws.
Must have been one of those ‘assault’ bows. Maybe a machinegun bow. As a society, we must ensure total safety so let’s ban them.
Geez.
Julie Parker, Armando Silva, concealed handgun
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1 Linz // Jan 31, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I know, right?! Can you believe how many lives are lost by legally licensed bow and arrow concealed carriers?