4 Shot in Gunfire Near High School in Michigan

Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler talks to the media as police investigate shootings in the parking lot of Muskegon Heights High School in Muskegon Heights, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The shootings happened around 9:30 p.m. after a basketball game at the high school. (Joel Bissell/MLive-Muskegon Chronicle via AP) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich.—Police say four people were injured, including one person who was shot by a deputy, in gunfire near a western Michigan high school.

The shootings happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday after a basketball game at Muskegon Heights High School.

Authorities say officers were stationed in a parking lot ahead of the game because they had been warned about the possibility of a dispute.

Officials investigate shooting scenes in the parking lot of Muskegon Heights High School in Muskegon Heights, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The shootings happened around 9:30 p.m. after a basketball game at the high school. (Joel Bissell/MLive-Muskegon Chronicle via AP) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Muskegon Heights Interim Police Chief Joseph Thomas tells reporters shots were fired nearby, injuring two females and a male, and then a suspect ran toward the school, where he encountered a deputy.

Thomas says the deputy ordered the man to drop the weapon and shot him when he refused.

None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.

Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler says it appears the deputy acted within policy and state law.

An investigation is ongoing.