Possibly armed man in custody after standoff with police outside Autry Museum

LOS ANGELES - Both the Los Angeles Zoo and the adjacent Autry Museum of the American West were temporarily closed Tuesday after a report of a man possibly armed with a gun in the museum's parking lot. 

What we know:

Officers responded at 4:38 a.m. on Tuesday to the 4700 block of Western Heritage Way, which is the location of the Autry Museum of the American West.

The report indicated a man was possibly armed with a gun and was inside an SUV in the museum's parking lot, which was closed at the time.

The Los Angeles Police Department cordoned off the area around the museum.

At the LAPD's request, the California Highway Patrol closed the southbound 5 and 134 freeway exits to Zoo Drive.

The suspect was taken into custody around 11:20 a.m. 

The Los Angeles Zoo reopened to the public around 1 p.m. All surrounding roads in that area have reopened to traffic.