AMARILLO
A Texas Panhandle man who pointed what turned out to be a fake gun at police has died after being shot by an officer.
Amarillo police said an autopsy was scheduled Monday on 33-year-old German Mata.
Lt. Erick Bohannon said officers early Sunday responded to a 911 call about a neighborhood man causing some problems. Bohannon said the man pulled a pistol out of his waistband and pointed it at officers.
Bohannon said an officer shot Mata, who died later Sunday at an Amarillo hospital. No officers were hurt.