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SAN JOSE — A gunshot fired between two Santana Row townhomes led to the arrest of a man on suspected weapons crimes early Monday, according to San Jose police.

The gunfire was reported about 12:45 a.m. at the high-end townhome and shopping center off Stevens Creek Boulevard. No injuries were reported, though several units were evacuated as a precaution while police examined the scene.

Investigators determined that a bullet was fired from a unit occupied by 26-year-old San Jose resident Evan Taylor Ford, and it went into at least one other residence.

Ford was arrested on suspicion of shooting into an inhabited dwelling. But he was also arrested on two weapons counts based on the allegation he had a short-barrel rifle or shotgun, which are prohibited under state law.

He was set to be admitted into the Santa Clara County jail on $135,000 bail. Ford has no known criminal history in Santa Clara County, according to court records.

The circumstances of the gunshot, such as whether it was accidental or otherwise, were not released by police. But a source familiar with the investigation told this news organization that it does not appear that anyone was a target of the shooting.

Staff writer Robert Salonga contributed to this report.

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