Photo shows Saudi security personnel patrolling near the capital, Riyadh. PHOTO: AFP
The man, Mustafa Ali Abdullah al-Madad, was wanted by security forces for his involvement in "a number of terror crimes against the citizens and security personnel".
He was killed in the governorate of Qatif.
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SPA said Madad refused to comply with security forces when asked to hand himself over, and opened fire at the police.
The agency said one policeman was wounded in the exchange of fire.
The eastern province city of Qatif has been the focal point of unrest among Saudi Arabia's Shias since protests in early 2011 calling for an end to discrimination against the minority sect and for democratic reforms in the Sunni Muslim kingdom.
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