Man With Gun Taped To Hand Outside Hobby Lobby Prompts Evacuations

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A man carrying a gun engaged in an hours-long standoff with police and prompted evacuations of stores in an Orange County strip mall Tuesday, authorities said.

The man, who has yet to be identified by authorities, was spotted outside the Hobby Lobby store in the 1900 block of 17th street at around 5 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department reported.

According to police, the standoff lasted nearly 11 hours before it was resolved peacefully Wednesday morning.

It's unclear if he entered the store or any other shops in the strip mall.

Video footage from the scene showed the man pacing in the parking lot of the mall, holding something in one of his hands, while police amassed nearby apparently talking to him.

The Santa Ana Police Department crisis negotiation and SWAT teams responded at the scene and worked collaboratively with personnel from the Orange County Sheriff's Department to resolve the standoff, SAPD spokeswoman Natalie Garcia told City News Service.

There were no reports of any injuries.