A man with a replica firearm was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Long Beach after a standoff with officers that prompted evacuations and the lockdown of a nearby elementary school.
Officers responded about 12:20 p.m. to a report of a man with a gun in a vehicle in the 600 block Long Beach Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
A perimeter was set up around the vehicle, described by the Long Beach Post as a blue Chevrolet El Camino that was parked outside a gas station market.
Nearby businesses were evacuated and Colin Powell Elementary School was locked down.
A police dog and Mental Evaluation Team officers responded to the location and a short time later the suspect emerged from the vehicle and was taken into custody, police said.
According to The Post, officers appeared to fire a less-lethal weapon at the man, bringing the standoff, evacuations and school lockdown to an end around 1:30 p.m.
“A replica firearm was seized by officers while taking the suspect into custody,” according to LBPD Public Information Officer Shaunna Dandoy.
The suspect was not immediately identified.