The New Orleans Police Department is attempting to talk a man down from the Crescent City Connection bridge.

According to WVUE, a man who may be a suspect in an early morning Marrerro shooting that killed a Westwego police officer is threatening to jump from the Crescent City Connection bridge.

The man has been pacing back and forth as officers try to talk him down. Traffic on the bridge is closed and traffic is being diverted.

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