State authorities are investigating after Gallup police shot and killed a man who they say had been armed with knives.
Officers had responded early Sunday to reports that a man with a knife had been threatening people. New Mexico State Police Sgt. Chad Pierce says officers located the suspect in an alley with two knives and opened fire, striking the man.
He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The man's name has not been released pending notification of his family.
Pierce says the officers involved in the shooting will be identified after interviews have been conducted.
The shooting remains under investigation and the case will be forwarded to the District Attorney's Office for review.
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