A man has been arrested following a four-hour standoff with police Wednesday, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says.

Police say they received an initial report of a man threatening pedestrians as he walked along Kingsway near Miller Street shortly before 1:30 p.m.

“The caller reported that the man was carrying a large knife and was seen entering a nearby residential building,” VPD said.

“Responding officers reviewed CCTV footage from the area, which confirmed the man’s identity and showed a large knife on his left hip as he returned to his suite.”

“Police also determined that he was wanted on an outstanding mental health warrant,” it added.

Officers say they then determined they had grounds to arrest him, due to the outstanding warrant and the danger to himself and others.

“Over the next four hours, negotiators attempted to persuade the man to exit his suite peacefully. Shortly before 7 p.m., following tactical intervention by the Emergency Response Team, the man exited the suite and surrendered,” police said.

“He was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the hospital to be assessed under his mental health warrant.”

No injuries were reported.