La Mirada~A suspect barricaded himself inside a home early Wednesday afternoon resulting in the temporary lock down of both Eastwood Elementary and Los Coyote Middle Schools.

The incident began around 11:30 A.M. and is still on-going with suspect reportedly still inside home on near the intersection of Ashworth Drive and Mercado Avenue in La Mirada.

All roadways in the surrounding area of the incident have been adversely affected.

It is unknown to us at this time what the suspect is wanted for; earlier unconfirmed Twitter reports suggested the suspect had weapons.

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UPDATE: 19:25 052715: Suspect taken into custody, https://twitter.com/LaMiradaBlog/status/603724607141638144