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Man Dies in Mexico After Standoff with Police

MEXICO, Maine — A man who stole a pickup truck in Paris and led police on a chase that ended at a convenience store in Mexico has died after an exchange of gunfire with police.

A Maine State Police spokesman says the suspect was found dead in the vehicle outside the Circle K store and gas station just before 11 p.m. Sunday.

The man exchanged gunfire with a state trooper and a Mexico officer, but it was not immediately clear if the man was shot by police or if he shot himself. No officers were hurt.

The man's name was not immediately made public.

Because it was a police involved shooting, the state attorney general's office will investigate.