article_snippet: Police arrived at the apartment complex, pictured, on Sunday before Police surrounded the area .
article_snippet: Police were called to the scene at 9.30pm on Sunday and began negotiations with the armed suspect.
article_snippet: Springfield Police Department confirmed Springfield Police Department received a 'check person' call on Sunday night.
article_snippet: According to the Springfield News-Leader the police set up a perimeter area after  Springfield Police Department determined that A man was carrying a firearm.
article_snippet: Lieutenant Eric Reece said: 'Some of the noises and bangs you heard was us entering the apartment. '
article_snippet: Lieutenant Eric Reece said Lieutenant Eric Reece officers were processing the scene.
article_snippet: Sam Coryell, executive director of TLC Properties said some of the residents were staying in vacant units during the standoff while others were sleeping in a clubhouse.