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A disturbance in a Westbrook neighborhood ended in a gunshot Monday, police said.

Officers received numerous reports of a loud disturbance near Brackett and Cross streets, and that a man fired a handgun and then fled in a waiting car, police said in a brief statement.

No one was injured, and officers are collecting evidence at the scene.

It was unclear what time the gunshot occurred or whether the shot was directed at anyone or if the round struck anything.

This story will be updated.

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau....

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