Four Oakland residents were displaced Friday night after a person set a home on fire, according to police.
The incident started at around 7:45 p.m. in the 9400 block of E Street with someone reporting gunfire, according to the Oakland Police Department.
The person connected to the shooting then went to the 9500 block of the same street and vandalized several properties before setting the house on fire, police said.
Officers found the person responsible at around 8:30 p.m., took them into custody and placed them on a mental health hold.
A spokesperson for the Oakland Fire Department said crews knocked down the fire sometime before 9:32 p.m. They added that four people were displaced, but that no one was reported injured.
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