Emergency vehicles block off the road near Route 9 in Sabattus on Wednesday evening while police investigate a reported shooting incident. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

An update with news that three people died Wednesday was posted at 12:45 pm Thursday

Three people killed in Sabattus shooting Wednesday

SABATTUS — Police were investigating a shooting incident Wednesday evening at the intersection of King and Middle roads, also known as Route 9, after multiple victims were reportedly shot.

Androscoggin County Sheriff Eric Samson confirmed the shooting incident and said county deputies were assisting at the scene.

Samson said a single shooter in the incident is dead, likely from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Maine Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss confirmed state police are investigating the shooting. She said there is no danger to the public.

Witnesses at the scene said someone was shooting at vehicles passing by, including an SUV. Eric Manley, a neighbor, said a woman in a Subaru Impreza was shot, though that was not confirmed by police as of 7 p.m.

The witnesses said one vehicle collided with a white house and then the shooter shot himself and was seen lying in a yard. Maximus Bard of Auburn, who happened to be in the area at the time of the shooting, said he heard around 10 shots fired.

An unspecified section of Route 9 was closed to traffic and people were asked to avoid the area during the investigation, Moss said.

Sabattus police block the road Wednesday evening along Route 9 where they are investigating a shooting incident. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal