Officer Involved Shooting in Angel Fire

A MAN IS SHOT AND KILLED IN AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ANGEL FIRE. THE OFFICER IS NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE SINCE THE SHOOTING ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 14 MOUNTAIN LAKE TERRACE. THE MAN WAS SAID TO HAVE HAD A KNIFE WHEN THE OFFICER ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION WHERE THERE WAS A STRUCTURE FIRE UNDERWAY.

THE OFFICER FIRED HIS GUN AT SOME POINT DURING THE ENCOUNTER. THE MAN WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WHEN HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. NEITHER OF THEIR IDENTITIES HAS BEEN RELEASED.

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