SHREVEPORT — A Baton Rouge man was shot and killed Sunday morning by Shreveport Police after allegedly firing his gun at an officer. 

KTBS reported that the officer was responding to reports of a fight at Sand Bar in Shreveport around 4:30 a.m. when Timothy Terrell Christian, 27, exchanged fire with an officer. The news source said Christian shot first, and the officer returned fire after being shot. 

According to the Caddo Parish Coroner's office, Christian was transported to Ochsner LSU Health Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:54 a.m. 

An autopsy has been ordered. The shooting is still under investigation by the Louisiana State Police.