Los Angeles police surrounded a Venice motel Tuesday in search of a murder suspect believed to be barricaded inside.
Officers began descending on the two-story Lincoln Inn motel on Lincoln Boulevard south of Venice Boulevards around 1:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
No information was immediately provided about the suspect or the killing for which the person is suspected.
Video from the scene showed officers positioned around the motel with a helicopter circling above. An LAPD SWAT team was ultimately dispatched to the scene.
Lincoln Boulevard was closed between Venice Boulevard and Garfield Avenue, creating a traffic nightmare in the heavily traveled corridor at the onset of the afternoon rush hour. Los Angeles police urged motorists to avoid Lincoln entirely between Venice and Washington boulevards, noting that the closure could continue for several hours.