Shoppers were told to remain in stores during a police standoff Friday in an Alhambra shopping center parking lot.
The standoff ended at about 2:35 p.m. when the subject opened the SUV door and surrendered to police. The man did not respond to earlier police orders to get out of the vehicle, possibly because he was passed out or sleeping, authorities said.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area and shoppers had to remain in stores for hours during the police activity in the 200 block of South First Street, near a Toys "R" Us and Albertsons.
Details about what led to the standoff were not immediately available. NBC4 is attempting to confirm that the man's cell phone case might have been mistaken for a weapon.
The man did not have a weapon in the SUV, police confirmed.
