ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say a man shot and killed by Albuquerque police was wearing police-issued body armor and fired a stolen gun at officers.
Albuquerque police said Wednesday that 34-year-old John Edward Okeefe died after a shootout with two officers on Tuesday.
According to police, Okeefe fled from officers who were responding to a call about two suspicious suspects.
Police said the gun and bulletproof vest were stolen from a Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputy.
Authorities say Okeefe had previously been arrested for narcotics charges and armed robbery in Missouri.
The names of the officers in the shooting were not released.
Tuesday's shooting comes a day after a district attorney announced that she is seeking murder charges against two Albuquerque officers in the death of a homeless man in March.