Overview
- Early Friday morning a Los Angeles Police Department vehicle pursuit on the northbound 405 ended when the pursued vehicle stopped and officers fired, according to CHP and LAPD statements.
- The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert and closed all northbound lanes at Howard Hughes Parkway, diverting traffic off the freeway and closing the Sepulveda and La Tijera on-ramps.
- The closure has created major travel disruption near LAX with drivers urged to use alternate routes such as the northbound 110, Sepulveda Boulevard, or La Cienega Boulevard.
- Local reports say the pursued vehicle may have been tied to a robbery but that detail has not been confirmed by police and investigators have not yet released what prompted officers to open fire.
- Officer-involved shootings typically trigger internal LAPD review and possible independent oversight, and authorities say the situation remains an active, developing investigation.