CALUMET CITY, Ill. (WGN) — A person is in custody on Wednesday morning after a shooting involving officers in south suburban Calumet City overnight.

According to Calumet City police, officers were first called to the scene in the 400 block of Buffalo Avenue at around 7 p.m., following a report of a large fight in the area.

As officers made their way to the scene, the 911 caller reported that shots had been fired in the area, which officers said the 911 dispatcher could hear in the background of the call.

When officers finally arrived on the scene, they encountered multiple people engaged in a gunfight.

Amid the gunfire, officers encountered an individual in a nearby alley who was allegedly armed with a gun.

Officers told the suspect to drop the gun, but police say they did not comply

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