Authorities found a man deceased in the Noel Heights Apartments Sunday morning.

Just before 10 am Sunday morning, McDonald County 911 received alerts of a disturbance and shots fired at the Noel Heights Apartments, which are located on Redwood Lane, in Noel, Missouri.

Noel Fire Department, Emergency Services Personnel, Noel Marshall’s office, and McDonald County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene.

McDonald County Sheriff Michael Hall stated in a media release Sunday evening,

“Upon arrival deputies checked the area and were directed to an apartment on the second floor. Law enforcement officers checked the apartment and located a male lying in the apartment with what appeared to be gunshot wounds and was determined to be deceased.  Law Enforcement Officers with both the Noel Marshal’s office and the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office worked the scene together.”

It was determined by officers that the suspect had fled the scene in a Ford Focus from the apartment complex.

The Benton Country Sheriff’s Deputies in Arkansas took the suspect into custody without incident at about 1:30 p.m.

We’ll have more information as it becomes available.