A 19-year-old robbery suspect was fatally shot earlier today by a State Bureau of Investigation agent.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the slain man as Raymond Tellis Jr. of Montgomery.

The incident began at 9:20 a.m. Thursday when police responded to an armed robbery on Herron Street.

ALEA Lt. Jeremy Burkett said initial reports indicated a person was shot and the suspect fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle.

The unidentified victim was taken to a Montgomery area hospital for treatment.

Montgomery police issued a law enforcement bulletin for the stolen vehicle, Burkett said.

Shortly after receiving the bulletin, an SBI agent who was assisting the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit located the stolen vehicle on Upper Wetumpka Road in Montgomery and initiated a traffic stop.

Tellis was identified as the driver.

The agent tried to arrest Tellis, Burkett said, but Tellis resisted and pulled a gun.

The agent then fired, killing Tellis.

No officers were injured.

SBI agents not assigned to the Montgomery area were called in to investigate the officer-involved shooting, Burkett said.

Once the investigation is complete, the findings will be turned over to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.