Highway Patrol: Trooper fatally shoots man who fired first

ELKO — A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot a man who fired at the trooper during a foot chase in Elko after a traffic stop for suspected drunken driving, the Highway Patrol said Saturday.

The trooper shot the man Friday night after the man ran off before field sobriety testing began and that the man then fired “multiple rounds at the trooper,“ the Highway Patrol said in a statement.

A handgun was recovered at the scene, the statement said.

No identities were released.

The trooper was placed on routine administrative leave pending completion an investigation being conducted by the Elko Police Department and a Washoe County sheriff’s forensics team, the statement said.