OAKLAND — A person arrested for an unrelated crime in another city is also a person of interest in the fatal shooting on Saturday night of 14-year-old Davon Ellis, police said Thursday.

Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent would not say where or when the possible suspect was arrested or why they were being looked at by Oakland police. The person was arrested outside of Oakland, and has not been re-booked or charged in Davon’s killing.

Whent’s announcement came in East Oakland at an unrelated press conference. He did not release further information.

Davon, an honor student at Oakland Technical High School and an outstanding football player, was killed Saturday night in the 3300 block of Brookdale Avenue in East Oakland’s Fruitvale district as he and two friends walked to a store. None of the friends were hurt.

Before Thursday, police had not given any details of what led up to the shooting of Davon, including a description of the gunman or what kind of vehicle may have been involved.

“I feel this is a great thing,” Davon’s 42-year-old father Christopher Ellis said by phone Thursday. “It could be a beacon of light to other families who are waiting (for similar news).

“People have been reaching out asking what they could do to help and I want to thank everyone who has shown support to his mother and our family. I knew I raised a good boy, but I had no idea he touched so many people. There’s a light starting to show at the end of the tunnel. Oh man,” Ellis said then sighed a long breath of relief.

A date and location for the funeral was pending Thursday, Ellis said.

David DeBolt and Natalie Neysa Alund cover breaking news.