A man reported to be armed was in a vehicle in a standoff with police Wednesday in a parking lot in Hollywood.
Officers went to the 1600 block of Schrader Boulevard about 8:30 a.m. on a report of a man with a gun in a vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Paramedics were sent to the area on standby, and some streets were closed, including Hollywood Boulevard between Cherokee and Wilcox avenues, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
A SWAT team was sent to the scene, and the standoff was continuing as of about 1:40 p.m., the LAPD reported.
Nearby Selma Avenue Elementary School was placed on lockdown until about 1 p.m., according to Los Angeles school police, who reported that its officers would remain on campus as a precaution.