The Syracuse police are advising the public to avoid the Tyler Court area while they manage an ongoing incident on reported gunfire.
One officer has been left injured in the shooting, which occurred at the Pioneer Homes apartment complex.
According to dispatch reports, the suspect discharged a shotgun from a window.
A SWAT team has been deployed to the scene, along with AMR ambulance services and several vehicles from the city police, Onondaga County Sheriff's office, the Syracuse Fire Department, and Syracuse University campus police.
A police helicopter was patrolling the vicinity, and several streets have been closed, including East Adams Street and South McBride Street.
Syracuse University issued a notification to its community advising people to steer clear of the area, noting that the shooting has resulted in traffic congestion near the I-81 off-ramp leading to the campus.
