Updated at 4:05 p.m. to show the officer is on paid administrative leave, pending investigation, and to include comments from the Priceville Police Department.

A 16-year-old was fatally shot by a Priceville police officer in Huntsville on Friday afternoon following a multi-county chase, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

ALEA's State Bureau of Investigations is probing the shooting at the request of the Priceville police chief and Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson. Priceville is located in Morgan County.

The 16-year-old was shot by the officer on Bob Wallace Avenue near Interstate 565 around 4:43 p.m. Friday, said ALEA spokesman Trooper Curtis Summerville in a news release. Authorities have not released the names of the teenager or the police officer.

"(The officer) is on paid administrative leave until the SBI tells us one way or another, whether he is cleared or not," said Priceville's acting police chief Rick Williams. Williams is filling the position because longtime Chief Billy Peebles retired earlier this year.

On Friday, Summerville said authorities received a call about a stolen red Ford Mustang in Morgan County. A local officer spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it. The driver, however, kept going on Interstate 65 and a pursuit began.

The vehicle turned onto Interstate 565, then hit at least two cars when it took the Bob Wallace exit in Huntsville, Summerville said Friday. Two people reportedly were injured in the collisions and taken to the hospital.

Summerville said as an officer tried to approach the suspect, shots were fired and the suspect was killed.

Williams said he is unsure how long SBI's investigation could take, and he officer is not yet being publicly identified due to his "medical, physical and emotional condition."

"We want to allow time to heal as much as possible before we make that public," Williams said.

The officer sustained minor injuries during the incident and sought medical treatment.Williams said he could not provide details of the officer's injuries.

When asked whether the teenager was armed, Williams said, "Yes, the subject was armed with a 3,600-pound Ford Mustang."

Additional details haven't been released.