L.A. Zoo, Autry Museum close amid police activity in Griffith Park
Access to Griffith Park in Los Angeles was limited Tuesday morning as authorities investigated reports of a man with a gun, according to police.
The report came in at about 4:38 a.m., according to the L.A. Police Department. Officers investigated the suspect in the 4700 block of Western Heritage Way, which is around the parking area for the Autry Museum of the American West, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
The LAPD was not calling it a barricade situation as of 11 a.m.
A person was taken into custody sometime after 11 a.m., leaving the situation resolved, police said. It's not yet clear why the person was taken into custody.
No additional details were made available by police.
Images captured by SkyCAL showed at least five marked police vehicles surrounding a black SUV in a parking lot on Tuesday morning. Several officers were standing outside their vehicles.
, the Zoo Drive off-ramps were closed on the westbound lanes of the 134 Freeway and the northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway. The ramps have since reopened.
The announced Tuesday morning that it would be closed for the remainder of the day. The L.A. Zoo will open at 1 p.m.