A shooting and chase ended with one person hospitalized and several people in custody Thursday night, Hallandale Beach Police said.

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The incident began when officers responded to the 500 block of Northwest 5th Street after receiving a ShotSpotter alert for possible gunfire.

As officers were responding, they spotted a vehicle believed to be connected that was speeding away with its headlights off, and when officers tried to stop the vehicle, the driver fled, resulting in a pursuit, police said.

The pursuit continued outside Hallandale Beach and two people fled on foot, with one taken into custody following a foot pursuit and the other found in Fort Lauderdale with the help of a police K-9, officials said.

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Eventually four people were taken into custody who were associated with the vehicle.

One of the people taken into custody was found with gunshot wounds to the arm and hip/groin area, police said.

That person was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

No officers were injured.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting and pursuit remain under investigation, police said.

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