The BHPD is urging residents to stay safe and make alternate travel plans all Wednesday evening.

The Beverly Hills Police Department is urging drivers coming into, or heading out of Beverly Hills this evening to avoid certain areas of the southern part of the City if possible.

A large-scale protest related to the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin murder trial is  planned to begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening at La Cienega Park.

The BHPD says traffic may be affected on both La Cienega Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard.

According to a Facebook page created for the event shows that 7,557 people were invited to attend the self-described “peaceful protest.” 327 of those confirmed they would be attending on the Facebook page.

Since a not guilty verdict was reached on the trial on last weekend, several peaceful protests have turned violent across Los Angeles with many people taking the opportunity to loot retail stores, destroy vehicles or combat the police.