BEND, OR -- A mental health crisis led to the lockdown of several businesses inside the Forum Shopping Center in northeast Bend, Thursday. 

Bend Police responded just after 1 p.m. to a report of an employee in crisis with a gun. Negotiators were able to talk to him by phone and convince him to exit the business without the firearm. Officers then took him to the Deschutes County Stabilization Center. 

The incident prompted a large law enforcement presence, several businesses in the area were locked down as a precaution and Bend Fire medics staged away from the scene, in the event anyone was hurt. 

Officials say he didn't commit a crime during the incident and no injuries were reported. To protect the man's privacy, no further details will be released.

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