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Shooting on 134 Freeway prompts offramp closure in Burbank
A shooting on the offramp of the Forest Lawn Drive exit of the 134 Freeway prompted the closure of the offramp.
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A driver apparently committed suicide Tuesday afternoon inside their vehicle on of the Forest Lawn Drive exit of the 134 Freeway, prompting the closure of the offramp, police said.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call at 3:19 p.m. and discovered a person inside a car on the offramp who appeared to have suffered from at least one gunshot wound, LAPD officer Drake Madison said.
"It looks as thought at this time, as officers have arrived, it's being treated as a suicide." Madison said. "This is possibly connected with a critical missing person that was out of Topanga Division."
Madison said police had been searching the victim earlier. "It looks as though this is the person that they were actually looking for," he added. Police have not yet released the person's identity.
The offramp remains closed so officers can conduct their investigation.
No other information was immediately available.
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