Man dies after allegedly shooting at North Dakota officers following pursuit

NEW SALEM, N.D. (AP) — A man who allegedly shot at police officers in North Dakota was killed when officers returned fire, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said Tuesday.

The man who died was 43. A state trooper tried to pull him over about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in Bismarck, but the man fled, prompting a pursuit by two troopers and Morton County police officers, the patrol said in a news release.

Spikes were used to deflate the tires of the suspect’s vehicle, and the pursuit ended on Interstate 94 near New Salem. The patrol said the man fired at officers. Two officers and a Morton County sheriff’s deputy returned fire, killing the man. A woman who was in the man’s car was not injured.

The North Dakota Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.