Mansfield police respond to armed person outside station; public urged to avoid the area

Mansfield police are urging the public to avoid the area around the town’s police station Monday night as officers respond to an incident outside the station involving an armed person.Mansfield police sent out a public alert about the incident around 8:30 p.m. The alert said a person believed to be experiencing a mental health crisis was in a car outside the station and armed with a gun.