ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police are investigating the scene where officers shot and killed an armed suspect.
The incident occurred Sunday afternoon at an apartment complex near Louisiana Boulevard and Gibson.
Police spokesman Simon Drobik says 911 calls reported that multiple shots had been fired in the complex.
Investigators say there was a confrontation between a man with a gun and responding officers and that one officer fired a weapon.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other injuries.
Drobik says the officer who fired a weapon has been placed on paid administrative leave.
This marks the fourth fatal officer-involved shooting this year.
