Pacific Coast Highway at Point Dume in Malibu was closed Wednesday morning during a standoff between Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and a person barricaded in a vehicle.
Deputies closed the road, a main travel artery for commuters through Malibu, in both directions between Heathercliff Road and Busch Drive about 5 a.m. “due to an assault with a deadly weapon suspect barricaded in a vehicle,” the sheriff’s Lost Hills Station announced on social media.
Video from the scene broadcast on KABC showed sheriff’s deputies with guns drawn surrounding a white van stopped at an angle on the side of the highway with a man inside.
The road was still blocked as of 6:50 a.m.
Commuters were asked to avoid the area until further notice.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.