Election officials were forced to relocate from a polling site in a small Wisconsin village after a man was arrested after firing gunshots outside the voting location, according to county officials.

Voting in the Village of Brooklyn was delayed for about an hour and a half after law enforcement officials locked down the community building that was being used as the city’s only polling location. Election officials moved their operations to a backup location at a public works building roughly half a mile away, according to Green County Sheriff Jeff Skatrud.

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A 75-year-old man was arrested about 2 1/2 hours after election officials reported gunshots being fired near the polling site, according to Skatrud. The man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct while armed, but law enforcement officials have not yet pressed any charges against him.

Police did not report any evidence that the gunshot was politically motivated or that it was related to voting activities. There is no ongoing threat to public safety, according to Skatrud.

It's not clear why the man began shooting, but journalist Dan O'Donnell reported he began firing his gun after Village workers began trimming some trees that he said were on his property.

The gunshots occurred while voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots in a contentious primary for the state’s Supreme Court in a race that has significant implications for topics ranging from abortion to redistricting.

Voters are set to elect a replacement for outgoing conservative Justice Patience Roggensack, who will retire from the high court once her term ends in July. Roggensack’s absence leaves an open seat on the seven-judge panel that currently holds a 4-3 conservative majority — meaning whoever wins the election could shift the balance of power.

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Four candidates will appear on the ballot, including liberal Judges Everett Mitchell of the Dane County Circuit Court and Janet Protasiewicz of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court as well as conservatives Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow and former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly. The top two candidates will advance to the general election on April 4.

The village requested a court order to extend voting hours by 90 minutes to make up for the time voters were barred from entering the polling location, although it’s unclear whether that request will be granted. The temporary relocation of the polling site did not disrupt voters from casting their ballots, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell told the Associated Press, who said the county would begin reporting results as planned.