Police fire shots on 210 Freeway during pursuit in Sylmar; lane closures snarl traffic - BERITAJA

A constabulary shooting took spot connected the 210 Freeway successful Sylmar connected Tuesday day arsenic officers pursued a man pinch a felony warrant for his arrest, authorities said.

At about 1:30 p.m., Los Angles Police Department officers were successful pursuit of an about 25-year-old fishy successful the area of the 210 Freeway and Bledsoe Street, according to a section spokesperson. Officers put successful a telephone for backup, astatine which clip shots were fired by police, the spokesperson said.

Details about what led to the gunfire are unclear.

The incident has prompted the closure of the westbound 210 lanes astatine Polk Street, pinch postulation diverted to State Route 118 arsenic constabulary analyse the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The eastbound modulation roadworthy from State Route 118 to the westbound 210 is besides closed.

The closure remained successful spot astatine 4 p.m., causing a important backlog of postulation connected the 210 Freeway, State Route 118 and surrounding streets arsenic day unreserved hr intensified, according to chopper footage captured by KTLA.

KTLA helicopters besides captured what appeared to beryllium a handgun lying connected the freeway. There was a dense constabulary beingness astatine the scene, wherever a pickup motortruck and semi-truck were cordoned disconnected by constabulary tape. The TV position besides observed a personification being loaded into an ambulance.

This is simply a processing communicative and will beryllium updated.