Police don't find any victims after neighbor reports shots fired during 2-alarm fire

Site of Oakland fire now deemed crime scene

An Oakland police officer just told our cameraman to leave the fire scene because it is also the site of a shooting. More police officers are now arriving on scene.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police were called out to the site of a two-alarm fire on Tuesday to check out what a neighbor reported was the sound of gun shots, but when they arrived, they didn't find any victims.

Police said their dispatch was called about 6 a.m. about the shooting at the site of a fire in the 1900 block of International Boulevard. Police originally deemed the site a crime scene, but later deemed it clear.

Meanwhile, Oakland firefighters said they had the fire at 19th Avenue and Marin Way under control just before 7 a.m. Five people were displaced but everyone got out safely, the firefighters said.

It's unclear what the building on fire had been used for. It's located in a neighborhood that has both residential and commercial buildings.

The Red Cross has been called to help.

Oakland firefighters knock down a blaze at site at 19th Avenue and Marin Way. Photo: Oakland firefighters Nov. 20, 2020

The police officer told a KTVU cameraman to move away from the site at 19th Avenue and Marin Way, saying there had been a shooting and it is being considered a crime scene. Photo: Oakland firefighters Nov. 10, 2020