There were seven police cars at the scene, split between the two cordons.
Police armed with rifles checked every car that came out of the road, and stopped all vehicles from entering the road.
While some residents were unaware of the events unfolding on their road, others were concerned for loved-ones who were not allowed to pass the cordons.
Necia Allen, 16, was at her home alone on Church Rd, and tried to walk to the top of the road to meet her three younger brothers when their bus dropped them off.
The boys and their classmates were kept outside the cordon, where parents put the children in cars to keep them warm while they waited for the stand-off to end. Necia was told to stay inside her home and lock her doors and windows.
"I'm just worried about my brothers," she said.
"I don't know why the police are here, but I'm okay."
Another resident was trying to get back to her Church Rd home where her 25-year-old son was with her 8-year-old son. "My son has seen guns and police outside the house. "He's just staying inside keeping the doors shut," she said. "It's a really nice street, we've had no problems at all. I really hope this blows over soon."
She praised the police at the cordon, who had been helpful and calm.
The woman had been in town, and was going home when she saw police cars with sirens pass her.
"I thought, 'I hope they aren't heading to my road' as you always do, and then arrived to see this," she said.
The Advocate understands Mental Health Services contacted police after the man's condition became worrisome and he had access to firearms.
