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A man is in custody after police say he 'randomly' fired his gun down Bolton Street in Portland

There were no injuries as of Sunday night, according to the Portland Police Department. The incident happened on Bolton Street off Brighton Ave.

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PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department took a man into custody after a shooting Sunday night on Bolton Street.

According to a post on the department's Twitter, the man shot "randomly" down Bolton Street and there were no injuries as of Sunday night.

Police are on the scene of a shooting on Brighton Ave at Bolton St. Suspect was taken into custody by first officers that arrived on scene. It appears he shot randomly down Bolton St. Some roads are closed while investigators determine where the fired rounds might have gone.
— Portland (ME) Police (@PolicePortland) September 4, 2022

Some officers began to leave the scene around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Bolton Street and other roads in the area were closed as investigators figure out where the bullets could have landed.