Update: Sgt. Helterline, a Syracuse police spokesman, said the incident appears to be a suicide.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Police are investigating a possible shooting on Syracuse's West Side.

A shooting was reported at 5:53 a.m. on Coykendall Avenue near Chemung Street, Onondaga County 911 dispatch logs show. The Syracuse Police Department, the Syracuse Fire Department and an American Medical Response ambulance crew responded.

A police spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment. A dispatcher said no information was available.

The ambulance's lights flashed brightly, lighting up the dark street. The ambulance remained on scene for about an hour before leaving.

At least five marked patrol cars and the police department's Crime Scene Unit were on scene. The front of a home on Coykendall Avenue, a dead-end street, was cordoned off with crime scene tape.

As the sun started to rise, police photographed the scene and knocked on doors.