Robert Blackwell III, 35, was charged with attempting to murder an Oakland officer sitting in his patrol vehicle when bullets struck the car.

Oakland police said the officer soon realized it was his patrol car that was hit by the gunfire. He was not injured. The officer may have been targeted, police said. A suspect was arrested Monday afternoon. Police said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call them at 510-238-3426.

Police in Oakland on Monday arrested a person suspected of deliberately firing a gun at an officer, the department said.

A person was arrested Monday on suspicion of shooting up an occupied police vehicle in what authorities say “may” have been an attempt to hurt or kill the officer. The officer was uninjured, but the vehicle was struck multiple times,

Oakland police arrested a person who on Monday morning shot at an officer who was sitting in their patrol vehicle, officials said. Officers were dispatched to the 6000 block of Seminary Avenue just before 12:30 a.