ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say an Alamogordo man is dead after being shot by a state police officer.
State police say officers arrived Sunday at Gregory Allen Tilly's home after getting a call about gunfire. They learned the 55-year-old man had shot out of the rear window of his mobile home.
Alamogordo Department of Public Safety officers, state police officers and Otero County deputies tried to get Tilly to exit the home but he refused.
While negotiating with the officers, Tilly came outside holding a firearm. A state police officer fired one round, hitting Tilly once. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Police say the officer has been placed on standard leave as the shooting is investigated. The officer's name has yet to be released.