TELL CITY – A Tell City man wanted in connection with an Oct. 19 methamphetamine lab discovery in Tell City was shot and killed by a U.S. marshal Friday afternoon in Hawesville, Ky.

Details as of 6:30 p.m. were sketchy but sources told The News that Roger Pate was shot and killed inside a home on Kentucky 69. Police were apparently attempting to make entry into the house to serve a warrant when Pate attempted to grab an officer’s gun.

It was unclear how many shots were fired. No other injuries were reported, though details of the shooting had not been released.

Tell City police officers, Indiana State Police and Kentucky State troopers were at the scene.

Pate was wanted on several drug charges, including a Class A felony charge of dealing in methamphetamine, after police uncovered a drug lab in his apartment at Continental Apartments.

A young girl and a 17-year-old male were found in the apartment. They were examined at Perry County Memorial Hospital but were not injured.

An Indiana State Police Lab Team was called to the scene to remove the lab.

Police searched for Pate during the night and were reportedly using the man’s cell phone to track his location Thursday and Friday.