PALM BAY — Elections officials briefly locked down a voting precinct Tuesday morning after a report of a man sitting in his car with a gun in his lap at a nearby library, police said.

The incident was reported at the Tony Rosa Community Center in the 1500 block of Port Malabar Road, about a mile east of Babcock Street, about 9 a.m., police said. As of 9:40 a.m, the precinct was reopened.

Officers questioned an 80-year-old man, then placed him in the back of a patrol car for further questioning, Palm Bay Police Lt. Steve Bland said. "We don't have a crime right now. But he was seen by a passerby sitting in his car with the gun in his lap. The gun was not loaded," Bland said.

The man was known to sit in the parking lot daily as he waited to go see his wife in a nearby assisted living facility. "By the time officers arrived, the gun was put away. It doesn't appear to be any threat," Bland said.

Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott said her office received word before 9 a.m. that a person was seen in the parking lot, sitting in a car with a gun in his lap. He did not brandish the weapon, she was told.

“He didn’t get out of the car and drove off,” she said. “Palm Bay police did a traffic stop and he was taken into custody … we’re not sure what prompted that.”

Given how quickly the situation was resolved, Scott said, diverting voters to another site was not necessary.

The polls remain open throughout Brevard County until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

This story will be updated.

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