710 Fwy Reopens, School Lockdowns Lifted After Vandalism Suspect Surrenders

EAST LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A vandalism suspect that was believed to be armed with a gun surrendered to authorities on Thursday.

According to the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, deputies spotted a man around 8:30 a.m. committing some kind of vandalism on a 710 Freeway pillar at Cesar Chavez Avenue.

Authorities said the suspect ran into a construction zone, and became trapped under the freeway bridge. This prompted California Highway Patrol officers to subsequently close all lanes of the freeway.

Three schools -- Brooklyn Elementary School, Hilda Solis Learning Academy, and Esteban Torres High School -- were placed on lockdown as precaution due to police activity in the area.

The suspect was described as Hispanic man between the ages of 25 to 30-years-old.

SWAT team members used a very loud concussion device around 9:30 a.m., which scared the suspect out of a port-a-potty. The suspect then safely surrendered to officials.

Around 10 a.m., officials reopened the freeway, and lifted school lockdowns in the area.

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