ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales says a violent fugitive wanted in armed robberies in New Mexico is dead after being shot during a confrontation with law enforcement officers at a motel in southwest Albuquerque.
Gonzales says no deputies or other law enforcement officers were injured in the shooting early Thursday morning after the U.S. Marshals Service authorities tracked the man to the location near Interstate 25.
The suspect's identity was not released.
According to Gonzales, it's not immediately clear who fired the fatal shots or how many shots were fired. He also declined to say what circumstances led to the shooting, including whether the fugitive fired at deputies.