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Albuquerque police fatally shoot an armed robbery suspect

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque say an armed robbery resulted in a police pursuit and an officer-involved shooting in which one suspect died and another was arrested.

The names of the two suspects in Saturday afternoon's incident haven't been released yet.

Police say the two allegedly were involved in the robbery of a cellphone store.

A foot pursuit ended in the parking lot of a supermarket.

Police say one suspect died at a hospital.

Witnesses say one of the suspects fired at officers during the pursuit.