A man was killed and 17 other people were wounded after gunfire erupted at a party involving multiple motorcycle clubs on Saturday night in Cleveland, the police said.

Police officers responded to the scene at around 11:30 p.m. and found a 48-year-old man dead with multiple gunshot wounds, a police spokeswoman, Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia, said on Sunday.

The shooting began after a fight broke out during an anniversary party hosted by the Omens Motorcycle Club, the authorities said. Members of two other clubs, Zulus and the Wheels of Soul, also attended the party, the police said.

Some people were forced to leave the party after the fight but later returned, firing on other attendees, some of whom fired back, Sergeant Ciaccia said. Many of the men and women who were wounded left the scene in private vehicles and arrived at hospitals throughout the city, she said.