Mapleton, ND (Valley News Live) – Officers Monday fatally shot a suicidal person that put the town of Mapleton, ND into a shelter in place.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office ordered the shelter-in-place for a shots fired incident around 10:00 Monday morning. They say people living in the area of 5th St. N. and 5th Ave. N. were advised to lock their doors, find an interior room and stay away from windows and exterior doors. Around 3:00pm Monday afternoon, someone living nearby witnessed hearing about 10 “rapid fire shots” and then saw an armored vehicle pull up to the house.

When deputies first arrived on scene Monday morning, they heard a single gunshot.

Authorities say they were able to talk to the person in crisis a few times. The father and brother of the individual were also on scene to help deputies.