Parole agent shot, suspect arrested LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Police arrested a parole violator described as "a violent criminal" who allegedly shot a parole agent Wednesday, law enforcement sources said. Police shut down a freeway and locked down a large area in Los Angeles before apprehending the suspect. The Interstate 210 freeway was shut down in both directions near a private residence where Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Andy Nieman said officers surrounded the suspect. Citing law enforcement officials, the Los Angeles Times reported the suspect was taken into custody about 6 p.m. PST, almost 5 hours after allegedly shooting the parole agent, whose name had not been reported. The parole agent, accompanied by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officers, had been attempting to arrest the man -- who Nieman said was wanted for multiple parole violations. Citing court records, the Times said the suspect, Steven Hoff, 43, was convicted in Los Angeles County Superior Court in November 2003 of being a felon in possession of a firearm and making terrorist threats. Officers had cordoned off a wide area to make sure they had the suspect encircled. Residents of an area Nieman said covered 2 1/2 to 3 square miles in the San Fernando Valley were asked to evacuate and two schools -- Brainard Elementary School and the Delphi Academy of Los Angeles -- were put on lockdown.