Long Beach police were called to a report of a man with a knife at about 10:20 a.m. Thursday at the corner of Second Street and Covina Avenue, a Long Beach Police Department spokesperson said. A younger black man, who witnesses said had been yelling, dancing and being disruptive in the area for the last two days, sat on the curb, but responded only sporadically to police commands to lay down.

More officers arrived, and two approached the man, handcuffing him without resistance. No knife was found.

Officers transported the man to an area hospital, where he is being held for mental evaluation.