Man pours bleach on himself, strips off clothes at San Bernardino Stater Bros.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A man has been hospitalized after he walked into a San Bernardino Stater Bros., poured bleach on himself, took his clothes off and ran around the store, officials said.

San Bernardino police received a call from the business around 9:40 p.m. Monday about a man acting erratically inside the store.

According to authorities, the man went to the house supplies aisle and dumped 2 gallons of bleach over his head and body. He then proceeded to take his clothes off and run around the grocery store, scaring customers.

A man was hospitalized after he poured bleach on himself and stripped off his clothes in a San Bernardino Stater Bros. store, officials said.

The man was eventually subdued by a security guard and a store employee.

"I seen everybody tackling one another, screaming, hands coming up, people filming, going crazy, and I didn't know it at the very moment," described Elizabeth Evans, a witness. Evans said she hid in a back cooler and dialed 911.

A guard and an employee held the man down until officers arrived. The man was transported to the hospital in unknown condition.

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