OAKLAND Oakland police are investigating an attempted homicide at 44th Street and Shafter Avenue, an Oakland police officer said.
The fire department reports it was called out to the area to investigate reports of a fire around 5 a.m., but transferred the incident to the Oakland Police Department, which reports that a woman was found on fire on the ground in the area.
Police say the unidentified woman, in her late 30s to early 40s, was found hogtied and suffering from severe burns. Investigators are trying to determine if an accelerant was used to set the woman on fire.
The woman was found in the parking lot of the Park Day Elementary School. The school is not in session until September 6th.
She was transported to Highland Hospital and is in critical condition with burns to over 70 percent of her body, according to the Police Department.
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The fire department reports it was called out to the area to investigate reports of a fire around 5 a.m., but transferred the incident to the Oakland Police Department, which reports that a woman was found on fire on the ground in the area.
Police say the unidentified woman, in her late 30s to early 40s, was found hogtied and suffering from severe burns. Investigators are trying to determine if an accelerant was used to set the woman on fire.
The woman was found in the parking lot of the Park Day Elementary School. The school is not in session until September 6th.
She was transported to Highland Hospital and is in critical condition with burns to over 70 percent of her body, according to the Police Department.
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