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El Paso Police Shoot, Kill Man Brandishing Gun

Police have shot and killed a reportedly armed man outside a hotel in east El Paso.

The El Paso Times reports that an employee at the Quality Inn on Montana Avenue reported being threatened by a man with a gun outside the hotel around 5 a.m. Monday.

Police spokesman Mike Baranyay said responding officers were also threatened by the same man. They eventually shot him.

The man, who has not been identified, died at the scene.

The incident is still being investigated, and few details were immediately available.

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