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A man surrendered to police after firing a gun into the air and then threatened to shoot himself near a Gilbert hospital Thursday afternoon.

Police were called to an area near Banner Gateway Medical Center on Higley Road just south of the U.S. 60 freeway around 1:20 p.m. in response to a report of a man with a gun, said Sgt. Darrell Krueger, a department spokesman.

Krueger said there was never an active shooter at the hospital, but officers did locate a man with a handgun nearby.

"When confronted, he was initially compliant," Krueger said. "He did fire a round in the air, not at anybody or at himself, and then made some suicidal motions."

The 41-year-old man surrendered and was arrested. Nobody was injured, Krueger said.

Bayan Wang, The Republic

Information on possible charges the man may face was not immediately available.

Banner Gateway Medical Center went on a brief lockdown during the incident, Krueger said.

Hospital officials said the hospital was operating normally after the incident.

Police closed U.S. Highway 60 freeway ramps and part of Higley Road during the incident. Traffic resumed at about 2:20 p.m.

Gilbert & Mesa PD responded to a call of a subject with a gun near Banner GatewayHospital. Initial reports indicated the subject fired his gun into the air.The subject then held the gun to his head. PD successfully negotiated with the subject & he surrendered. NO Active shooter. — Gilbert Police Chief (@GilbertPDChief) June 14, 2018