A fugitive in an overnight standoff with authorities in a Lincoln County RV park is dead.
New Mexico State Police say officers fatally shot the male fugitive Saturday at an RV park outside Ruidoso.
State Police, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, first attempted to take the man into custody Friday afternoon.
According to officers, he barricaded himself inside his RV and refused to surrender. Negotiators tried talking with him throughout the night.
Authorities say the man, who had an outstanding warrant out of Texas for sexual contact with a minor, was seen wielding a firearm. He also verbally and physically refused to comply with police.
They say he threatened officers with a firearm, leading to police shooting him.
The shooting is under investigation.
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