Marcus Dixon, Army Football Player, Accidentally Kills Himself with Gun

[Tom Shady]

Marcus Dixon, Army Football Player, Accidentally Kills Himself with Gun

West Point football player Marcus Dixon, 22, accidentally shot himself Thursday night when he was showing his .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol to some of his friends at his apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, Dixon removed the magazine from the pistol and, thinking it was empty, pulled the trigger to show his friends that it was safe. But one round was hidden in the chamber.

Lt. Diedrich Hohn told The Stamford Advocate that drugs and alcohol did not appear to be involved. "There was nothing illegal. It was a tragic accident," he said.Police Capt. Richard Conklin told the newspaper that Dixon may have thought the weapon had a magazine disconnect safety, which makes it inoperable when the magazine is removed. But Dixon's pistol did not have that safety feature.

Before Dixon was chosen to play for West Point, he was football captain at Stamford High School in Connecticut.

Former Stamford High School coach Kevin Jones told the Advocate: "Marcus had a lot of rough spots in his life and did not have it easy growing up. When he came to us there were a lot of things that we needed to address that had nothing to do with football, but we used football as a way to deal with them. The turnaround that kid made is probably the greatest I have ever seen in my 20 years of coaching."

Four years ago, Dixon told The Advocate that he never knew his biological mother and his father abandoned him when he was in the seventh grade. His father's parting words: "Kid, you're on your own now."

Dixon stayed with various friends for several years and managed to avoid foster homes. At 17, he was adopted by one of his friend's parents, prompting a "180-degree turn" in his life.

 

[jwinfield]

According to police, Dixon removed the magazine from the pistol and, thinking it was empty, pulled the trigger to show his friends that it was safe. But one round was hidden in the chamber.

 

[Jutt]

Youd think this dude would know to check to see if a round was chambered

 

[King Jove]

i'm sorry but

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

RIP

hopefully some kids read this and learn not to play with guns even sober

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

damn, didnt dude do like 5 years in prison for rape too

now this

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

they said the nikka was turning his life around.... cot damn

 

[Willy Waffle]

got dam thats fukked up.

rip to the lil nikka

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

smh damn RIP, shoulda remembered the scene when Officer Hoyt showed the cholos his strap. He remembered to take the bullet out the chamber...

 

[dontreadthis]

why did he have to point it at himself to illustrate his point?
I'm just sayin....

 

[Conscious Pilot]

why did he have to point it at himself to illustrate his point?
I'm just sayin....

just the thought is a little eerie

 

[PortCityProphet]

when will people learn not to play with guns

 

[Mindframe]

What an idiot. I have zero sympathy for those who get killed for doing stupid shyt this.

 

[Thebadguy]

damn, didnt dude do like 5 years in prison for rape too

now this

Different Marcus Dixon.

Here's the one who went to jail for rape.
Marcus Dixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[kevin arnold]

i'm sorry but

what's funny about somebody dying

fakkit ass nikka