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Las Vegas Library on lockdown; police find man on roof

The Las Vegas Library was placed on lockdown wafter police found a man on the roof.

Officers responded about 10:45 a.m. Friday to the library at 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Police said they didn’t know why the man was up there or how he got there.

He reportedly told police he can’t get down.

Southbound lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard North were closed.

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