The mother of a man who was shot while allegedly brandishing a weapon at motorists on Tantalus said he has a history of mental problems.

“;He needs medical treatment,”; said Ute Boegel, a Makiki resident.

Boegel's 27-year-old son, Martin, was recuperating at the Queen's Medical Center after being shot Sunday by an off-duty FBI agent. She said he would be receiving proper medication there for his mental illness.

According to Honolulu police, the federal agent was flagged down by a man and woman shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. They told him a man was walking around the roadway, brandishing a gun.

As they were talking, the special agent saw a vehicle stop in front of him, and Boegel got out with a gun, said police. The agent drew his weapon and ordered Boegel to put his weapon on the ground, and when Boegel advanced he was shot, said police.

A team from FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., is conducting an inquiry to determine whether deadly force was warranted.

FBI spokesman Thomas J. Simon said the investigation is standard procedure whenever an agent uses deadly force.

  Mother Of Man Shot At Tantalus Speaks Out

 

The man who was shot is identified as 27-year-old Martin Boegel. Boegle's mother says her son is not a violent person but he suffers from depression and anxiety.

 

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“;This shooting incident review occurs whether the shooting incident happens in Afghanistan or Honolulu,”; he said. “;The Tantalus shooting is not being treated any differently than any other FBI shooting incident in this regard.”;

Three special agents from the FBI's Shooting Incident Response Team are scheduled to complete the investigation by Friday. Simon said agents are encouraged by the FBI to carry their weapons while off duty.

Simon declined to name the agent or to offer details in the case pending the outcome of the probe.

But he said the special agent was someone with a “;solid reputation.”;

“;He's highly regarded in this office,”; Simon said.

Simon said the agent voluntarily decided to take personal time off today.

In a separate incident, Boegel was arrested Thursday for impersonating a police officer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, authorities said.

Boegel drove up in a Ford pickup truck to the Maile Way entrance gate at the university a couple of weekends ago, wearing a jacket with the word “;police”; on it and some kind of badge, the university said.

But Boegel did not have a weapon and did not try to get anything by impersonating a police officer, according to the university.

A security guard took down Boegel's license plate, and he was later arrested.

Boegel was booked for a misdemeanor for allegedly impersonating an officer and released after posing $100 bail, authorities said.