The Latest: Police: Suspect dead after shooting himself

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a police shooting in Roswell (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Roswell police say a suspect who fired at an officer investigating a stolen car is dead after shooting himself in the head. A Police Department statement says the officer encountered the suspect outside a motel early Wednesday morning while checking a car reported stolen in Albuquerque. After the suspect and the officer exchanged gunfire and the suspect collapsed on a nearby sidewalk, a second officer arrived and ordered the wounded suspect to drop his gun. The statement says the 30-year-old suspect instead shot himself. His identity wasn't released but police said he wasn't from Roswell. Neither officer was injured. Police say a person described only as female was seen in the car but got away during the shooting incident. Several law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident. ___ 6:45 a.m. Roswell police say a suspect who shot at a police officer was wounded by the officer's return fire. Police say the officer was not struck or injured in the incident early Wednesday morning outside a motel. Police Department spokesman Todd Wildermuth says the suspect was taken to a hospital. No additional information was immediately available on the condition of the suspect or the circumstances of the incident. Wildermuth says several law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident. ___ 6:25 a.m. The Roswell Police Department says one of its officers was involved in a shooting outside a motel early Wednesday morning. The Police Department said in a brief statement that several law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident. The statement did not provide additional details, including whether anybody was injured or arrested. A department spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for updated information.