Police were investigating a shooting in the Androscoggin County town of Sabattus on Wednesday evening.

The shooting occurred at the intersection of Middle Road and King Road on the Sabattus-Lisbon town line, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a news release. Middle Road is also known as Route 9.

A section of that road was closed to traffic as of 6:45 p.m., Moss said.

Police are asking people to avoid the area, but Moss said there is no danger to the public.

No additional information was immediately available.

Ethan Andrews is the night editor. He was formerly the managing editor at The Free Press and worked as a reporter for The Republican Journal and Pen Bay Pilot.