A man who was allegedly wielding a brick or shovel was fatally shot by Anaheim police Monday near an elementary school.

Officers responded about 12:45 p.m. to the area of Falmouth Avenue and Holly Street to a report of a man “acting suspiciously” with a brick, but it later appeared he was carrying a shovel, Anaheim police Sgt. Matt Sutter said.

When an officer arrived on scene there was a conflict that prompted gunfire from the officer, Sutter said. The officer attempted first-aid and the man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead about a half-hour after he arrived, Sutter said.

The man appeared to a transient who was about 30 years old, Sutter said.

Nearby John Marshall Elementary School was placed on lockdown as police responded to the report. Students were in class and

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