An Anaheim police officer fatally shot a suspicious person holding a shovel near an elementary school Monday afternoon, Sept. 15, leading to a temporary lockdown, authorities said.

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The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he died, Anaheim Police Sgt. Matt Sutter said. The lockdown at John Marshall Elementary School was lifted, allowing parents to pick up their children, the department said.

Anaheim officers were called to the area of Falmouth Avenue and Holly Street about 12:45 p.m. on a report of a suspicious person holding a brick, Sutter said.

The area where the shooting occurred is residential and sits just north of La Palma Avenue.

Officers later learned the man may have been holding a shovel.

The first arriving officer encountered the man and fired multiple r

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