GRAND TERRACE >> The man who barricaded himself inside a Grand Terrace home and traded gunfire with deputies Thursday before he was shot and killed has been identified as 26-year-old Michael Fitzgerald, officials said

Fitzgerald was fatally wounded after deputies were called to the 12800 block of Mirado Avenue near Pico Street just after 4:30 p.m. on reports of gunfire from inside a home, according to a San Bernardino County sheriff’s statement.

The county’s SWAT team responded. The law enforcement response included sharp-shooters on rooftops.

Officials evacuated nearby homes and urged the public to stay away.

Fitzgerald was shooting from inside the house and the garage area, sometimes toward deputies, authorities said.

Nearby homes were peppered with bullets from the Grand Terrace man’s weapon, officials said.

“Fitzgerald was going in and out of the home and deputies could see that he was armed,” according to a sheriff’s statement.

During the nearly two-hour standoff, deputies attempted to negotiate with Fitzgerald, without success, sheriff’s officials said Friday.

At one point, authorities said Fitzgerald opened the garage and was struck by non-lethal rounds, but they seemed to have little to no effect on him. A short time later, Fitzgerald fired at deputies, who returned fire, striking the 26-year-old.

Paramedics took the wounded man to a hospital, where he later died, sheriff’s officials said.

The incident is under investigation and sheriff’s officials ask anyone with information regarding this investigation to call Homicide Detail Detective Julius McChristian at 909-387-3589. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or by visting www.wetip.com.