Possibly armed man in custody after lengthy standoff in parking lot of Autry Museum

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
LA Zoo, Autry Museum closed after LAPD standoff ends in arrest
A man possibly armed with a gun was taken into custody in the parking lot of the Autry Museum following a lengthy standoff.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A man possibly armed with a gun was taken into custody in the parking lot of the Autry Museum following a lengthy standoff Tuesday morning.

Officers responded to the museum in the 4700 block of Western Heritage Way around 4:30 a.m. over a report of a man with a gun, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

AIR7 was over the scene as police took the man into custody just before 11:30 a.m.

Police cordoned off the area around the museum. Exits from the southbound 5 and 134 freeways to Zoo Drive were also closed by the California Highway Patrol at the LAPD's request.

The L.A. Zoo was briefly closed and later reopened at 1 p.m. Meanwhile, the Autry Museum remained closed for the day.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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