VALDOSTA, Ga. - A man was shot and killed by police Thursday after allegedly firing a gun near an elementary school in Valdosta, according to authorities.

What we know:

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Lamar Street. A Valdosta police officer heard gunfire and responded to the area, where officers saw a man with a gun enter the campus of S.L. Mason Elementary School.

The man, identified as 25-year-old Tychicus Armondo Deshazer of Valdosta, was confronted by officers as he approached the front of the school. Police said officers opened fire, striking him. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities said Deshazer fired at several cars in the school’s pickup line, striking one vehicle bu

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