Northbound 405 Freeway in Westchester remains closed for investigation into police pursuit, deadly shooting

All lanes of the northbound 405 Freeway in Westchester remain closed for a Los Angeles Police Department investigation into a pursuit that ended in a deadly shooting on Monday morning. 

The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert for the freeway at Howard Hughes Parkway due to the police investigation. All lanes will remain closed until further notice. Just before 7:30 a.m., the CHP posted an update on X that the freeway would remain closed for the next six to eight hours.

The Sepulveda Boulevard on-ramp, Howard Hughes Parkway, and La Tijera Boulevard on-ramp are also closed.

The LAPD said around 4:15 a.m., officers received a radio call of a robbery that had just taken place in the 5800 block of Manchester Boulevard. Comments from the call indicated a man was approached by a suspect who threatened to kill him. 

When officers arrived, the victim, who identified himself as a cab driver, directed police to the suspect's car, which was nearby. The LAPD said officers gave the driver commands, but he fled the scene in his vehicle, and a pursuit was initiated. 

The pursuit ended on the northbound 405 Freeway when the driver stopped his vehicle in the middle of the lanes. The driver allegedly got out of his vehicle and opened fire in the direction of the officers. 

"A short time later, the vehicle stopped, and he exited that vehicle in possession of a handgun," LAPD Capt. Mike Bland said. "The officers gave him directions and commands to drop the handgun, but he refused to comply and an officer-involved shooting occurred at that time."    

The suspect was taken to a local hospital, but despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead. 

Drivers are urged to use alternate routes, including the northbound 110 Freeway, Sepulveda Boulevard, or La Cienega Boulevard.