ISSAQUAH, Wash. - A 43-year-old man was coaxed out of his home by police after he pulled a gun on his personal computer and shot it several times, apparently in frustration.

"We don't know if it wouldn't boot up or what," Police Sgt. Keith Moon said Thursday.

The computer, in a home office on the second floor of the townhouse, had four bullet holes in the hard drive and one in the monitor, according to Moon.

One bullet struck a filing cabinet, while another made it through a wall and into a neighboring unit. No one was injured.

Police evacuated the complex shortly after 8 p.m., while they contacted the man by telephone. He eventually agreed to discard the weapon and meet officers outside the building.

Three guns and a knife were confiscated from the man's home, Moon said. A woman who lives with the man told police he had become increasingly upset over the past few days.

The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for a mental evaluation after officers learned he had been under a doctor's care, Moon said.

The case has been forwarded to the King County Prosecutor's office for review.

According to Moon, the man could face charges of unlawfully discharging a weapon or reckless endangerment.

Source: Associated Press