Police in Joplin have a busy night as they respond to a shooting and an armed stand-off.

 Joplin SWAT was activated last night in response to a call from a local residence. Officers surrounded the location and demanded the occupants of the house to leave the residence. Preliminary reports indicate a white male came out of the house at around 11pm last night.

It remains unclear if the stand-off has any connection to a shooting that also occurred last night at a different location a short distance away. In that incident, authorities report that at least two people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. They are reported in serious but stable condition. No names have yet been released.