Burned body found near scene of earlier Oakland killing

A burned body was found early Saturday after firefighters doused a blaze at the same apartment building in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood where a woman was killed last month, authorities said.

The fire was reported in an alleyway of an apartment complex at 1837 34th Ave. about 5:10 a.m. The body was found shortly thereafter.

The name of the victim wasn't released.

The cause of the person's death is under investigation, but Oakland police and fire investigators are treating the case as suspicious, authorities said.

On Feb. 7, police found the body of 77-year-old Susan Fong inside her apartment at the complex. A relative of Fong, a 56-year-old man, was found unhurt.

Oakland police Lt. John Lois has said the victims in that case may have been targeted and that investigators are pursuing leads.

It was not immediately known if the two deaths are related.