Armed man barricades in Sunland laundromat after alleged GTA

LOS ANGELES - SWAT teams faced off with an armed man who was holed up in a local laundromat for more than six hours on Wednesday.

What we know:

It started just before 11 a.m. Police officers were called out to the area of Foothill Boulevard near Sunland Boulevard in Sunland, the Los Angeles Police Department told FOX 11. 

According to police, the suspect was wanted for grand theft auto, after stealing a box truck. After that, he ran into a nearby laundromat with a gun.

Officers told FOX 11 that they believe the man was in the building alone.

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SWAT teams surrounded the laundromat. Images from SkyFOX showed more than a dozen SWAT officers positioned in front of the building. 

The team moved into the laundromat around 2:30 p.m., first sending in a dog. As of 2:45 p.m., officers were still trying to arrest the suspect.

Around 3 p.m., the SWAT team sent a robot into the building.

The standoff came to an end around 6:30 p.m. when officers finally took the suspect into custody.

What we don't know:

Officials haven't identified the man.