WALLA WALLA, Wash. — What started as a welfare check at the Rose Street Safeway on Sunday, Aug. 8, turned into a bomb scare and the evacuation of the grocery store, the Walla Walla Police Department reported.

Authorities eventually detained an unidentified man involved and transported him to an area hospital. The investigation continues, a report from the police department said.

The incident began around 11:15 a.m., when officers were called to check on a man who had been in the store about 30 minutes and was acting strangely.

The man refused to engage with officers. However, authorities noticed he had a cellphone taped to his hand with wires leading into his coat where something appeared to be bulging from underneath. He also wore a satchel, had a large battery pack protruding from his pocket and a makeshift nylon pouch on his wrist, a release detailed.

The man would not provide authorities his name. Instead, he reportedly told officers they should know who he is and they should not have arrived with guns.

The store was ordered to be evacuated when the man refused to leave and instead began moving toward the doors near a storage area at the back of the building.

As he slowly made his way to the front of store, he made a shooting motion with his fingers toward officers’ heads.

He was detained at the front of the store by additional officers called in to assist. Police said he told one of them he did not have much time and provided officers with an alleged code.

That’s when the Tactical Rescue Vehicle was deployed and placed between the potential explosive devices in his belongings and people exiting the store.

The Washington State Patrol bomb squad was also called to the scene to examine the items, which were determined not to contain explosives.