A police standoff in the middle of downtown Long Beach stretched for more than 12 hours on Tuesday, but ended without any arrests.
The situation began around 2 a.m. when a man who appeared to have a gun tried to rob the 7-Eleven at Pine Avenue and Broadway, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Employees were able to run outside and flag down nearby officers, the LBPD said.
Video from early in the standoff showed officers outside the store using loudspeakers to say they would call in a police K9 and SWAT officers if the suspect didn’t come out with his hands up.
Armored vehicles and other SWAT resources soon arrived. Media reports from the scene said flashbangs were also used.
As the standoff dragged into the afternoon, officers appeared to make their way into neighboring businesses on the block, and others appeared to set up a perimeter to watch in case the suspect tried to escape.
An LBPD spokesperson said officers were waiting for a search warrant so they could enter the store, where they still believed the man was holed up.
By about 4 p.m., police had left the scene. A police spokesman confirmed the suspect “remained outstanding,” but no description of the man was immediately available.