Major highway closed in Anaheim amid standoff involving police SWAT team, suspect: WATCH LIVE

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A constabulary pursuit that originated successful Corona, California ended connected the 91 Freeway successful Anaheim connected Friday morning, resulting successful a tense standoff that forced the closure of each lanes successful some directions.

The suspect, a 40-year-old antheral who was believed to beryllium armed, remained wrong a bluish sedan aft it came to a halt successful a westbound postulation lane connected the freeway. The car was boxed successful by 2 armored vehicles from the Anaheim and Corona constabulary departments.

The closure resulted successful a miles-long postulation backup successful some directions arsenic Memorial Day travelers were taking to the road.

Westbound postulation was being diverted astatine Imperial Highway, portion eastbound motorists were being redirected onto the 55 Freeway.

Meanwhile, California Highway Patrol officers were painstakingly moving with idiosyncratic drivers who were stuck betwixt the postulation diversion and the country of the standoff. Those vehicles were being turned astir individually and escorted disconnected the freeway.

In summation to 3 armored vehicles, much convey a twelve constabulary and CHP cruisers responded to the barricade situation.

DEVELOPING: More details volition beryllium added to this study arsenic they go available.