Auburn police fatally shoot armed fugitive

AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — An armed fugitive was shot and killed by Auburn police officers while trying to get away during his arrest. Auburn officers responded to the report of a disabled car just after 8 p.m. Thursday. Officers discovered one of the men in the car had a warrant for his arrest. They attempted to take him into custody, but he ran off. Officers ran after him but the suspect pulled a gun and aimed it at the officers. One of the officers shot the man. Medics pronounced him dead. Investigators say they recovered a gun near the man’s body.