Baltimore County Police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after officers responded to reports that he was armed with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood in Arbutus, officials said.

According to a police statement, officers encountered the man and, at some point during the interaction, one of them shot him. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officials have not released his name or said what led the officer to open fire.

The incident, which unfolded around 10:25 a.m. in the 5100 block of Leeds Avenue, prompted three nearby schools to go into brief lockouts as law enforcement swarmed the area.

Attorney General Anthony Brown said on social media that his agency’s Independent Investigations Division responded to the officer-involved shooting in the 5100 block of Leeds Avenue near North Avenue in Arbutus.

Crime scene tape wrapped around parts of nearby blocks Wednesday afternoon as more than a dozen police personnel filled the neighborhood. The area of the investigation is largely residential, and just north of East Drive, Arbutus’ main business drag.

Around 10:45 a.m., the Baltimore County Police Department said there was an “active investigation” and residents should expect a police presence in the area around Leeds Avenue and Greystone Road.

About an hour later, the department confirmed the shooting and said there was no wider threat to the community.

Police didn’t immediately share specifics about the incident or share why the officer shot someone.

Officials said the Maiden Choice School, Arbutus Elementary School and Arbutus Middle School were on a lockout status for a brief time. A lockout means classes continue and people can move around inside the building, but it’s secured from the outside.

Mary Bunting, a property owner in the area, said she rushed back to Arbutus from Ellicott City when she heard something was going on.

Bunting said her family has owned two homes in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. She said they’ve never had an incident like this before, and that she’s worried the area is changing — though she still thinks it’s “a really good community.”

“It’s sad because the neighborhood is changing. It’s not as quiet and safe as it used to be when I was growing up here,” Bunting said.

Earlier this year, Baltimore County Police officers were involved in a shooting at the Wilkens Police Precinct. An armed man, identified later as Andrew Britt, a local teacher, shot at police officers in the parking lot of the precinct, authorities said.

Britt — and an officer police say he shot — were both hospitalized. Britt has entered a plea of not criminally responsible and is being held without bail.

This story has been updated.