One person died and four people were injured after gunfire broke out at a backyard gathering in Springfield Friday evening and spread to several nearby streets, police said.

At least one person approached a home on College Street from Maynard Street, which runs parallel, around 6:50 p.m. and began firing, according to police.

Some of those at the gathering returned the fire. A man was taken from the scene to Baystate Medical Center, where he later died, police said.