LOS ANGELES » Los Angeles police say they’ve shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them in front of a school.

Police tell City News Service that a reported man with a gun sent officers to Sylmar shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday.

Officer Tony Im says the officers spotted the man facing away from them and pointing a gun to his head in front of Olive Vista Middle School.

Im says the man was shot when he turned and pointed the gun at officers. He died at a hospital.

His name wasn’t immediately released.

The school was briefly locked down.