The man refused to surrender, leading to an hours-long standoff that eventually came to an end around 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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Law enforcement responded to a strip mall parking lot in the area of 17th Street and Old Tustin Avenue after the Orange County Sheriff's Department attempted a traffic stop, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The standoff began after the suspect exited a vehicle armed with a weapon, police added.
Man with gun at Santa Ana parking lot prompts hours-long standoff
The man was seen outside a Hobby Lobby store, walking in circles and pacing in the parking lot. The incident began around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday and prompted an evacuation of other stores in the strip mall.
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Santa Ana police, the Orange County Sheriff's Department and the Orange and Tustin police departments responded to the scene. A SWAT team and crisis negotiators were also there to get the man to surrender.
He eventually did. Nobody was injured and authorities said he did not point the weapon at anyone.