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A man who was taken into custody after pointing a fake gun at a police officer in the Orlando International Airport was having a mental breakdown, according to police.
Michael W Pettigrew, 26, has been named as the suicidal man by Orlando Police Chief John Mina Tuesday night.
Pettigrew pointed a fake gun at a police officer and one of the suspect's friends called authorities saying Pettigrew wanted to die, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
'He wanted to do the whole suicide by cop thing,' Mina said. 'We knew he was in some kind of mental crisis.'
Pettigrew faces one count of aggravated assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer, according to police.
Before being taken into custody, Pettigrew was in a standoff with police on the first floor of the airport in one of the rental car areas.
Authorities quickly contained the situation and a crisis negotiator spoke with the man, trying to get him to give up his weapon.
After the incident, Orlando Police tweeted: 'Gunman in custody. Everyone is safe. We will brief ASAP at media briefing location.'