The Latest: Police: Couple killed by officers had BB guns

ELKTON, Md. (AP) — The Latest on two people shot to death by police as officers were serving warrants at a motel room, according to authorities (all times local):

Authorities say a man and woman who were shot to death by Maryland police when they refused to drop their weapons were armed with BB guns, not handguns as originally thought.

Maryland State Police say the couple was on the run from gun charges when police approached them at a Cecil County motel to serve arrest warrants.

Police spokesman Greg Shipley identified the pair as Brandon Jones and Chelsea Porter, who were wanted on warrants issued by Delaware State Police for drug and gun offenses.

Jeffrey Hale says his agency had asked Maryland State Police to help find a couple wanted on Delaware drug and firearm charges stemming from an incident last week in Dover.

Maryland State Police say officers fatally shot a man and woman outside a motel room after they raised handguns at police who were there to serve warrants.

Some officers appear to be preparing to leave the scene, although a heavy law enforcement presence remains around the motel in the city of 15,000 about 45 miles northeast of Baltimore.