In the middle of a meeting called to discuss guns and safety at Berkeley High School, the deputy district attorney in charge of Alameda County’s juvenile division stood up and announced that the community is not being realistic about how dangerous a place it is. “I have seen the police report of every single person […]
2010 homicide
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Block party planned on anniversary of Berkeley homicide
Fito, who was killed in Berkeley in September 2010. Six months ago, on Sept. 12, 2010, 35-year-old Adolfo Ignacio Celedón Bravo and his fiancée, Amber Nelson, were walking home from a party when they were ambushed and robbed near Ashby BART. Two assailants shot and killed Celedón. The randomness of the murder shocked the Berkeley community […]
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Berkeley High turns out for funeral of fellow student
Many Berkeley High students were missing school today in order to attend the funeral of their fellow student Larry Malik Grayson, known as Malik, the freshman who died after being shot in the head by a friend on October 26. The service was due to begin at 11 am at Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church at 408 […]
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Funeral on Friday for Malik Grayson
Malik Grayson at a football game in junior high There will be a funeral on Friday, Nov. 19 for Larry Malik Grayson, the Berkeley High freshman who died after being shot in the head by a friend on Oct. 26. The services will be held at 11 am at Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church at 408 West […]
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Berkeley teen released from custody after fatal shooting
The 17-year-old who was being held by police in connection with the Oct. 30 shooting of a 14-year-old Berkeley High freshman has been released from custody. The 17-year-old had been detained for almost a week at Juvenile Hall in San Leandro after Berkeley police arrested him in connection with the shooting of Larry Malik Grayson. […]
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Berkeley High freshman dies after shooting
Malik Grayson at a football game in middle school The 14-year-old Berkeley freshman who was shot in the head by his best friend on Saturday has died, according to Berkeley High School Principal Pasquale Scuderi. Larry Malik Grayson, who went by the name Malik, died Thursday at Highland Hospital after lingering on life support for many […]
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17-year-old arrested in attempted murder
Berkeley police have arrested a 17-year-old Berkeley High School junior in connection with allegedly shooting his 14-year-old best friend on Oct. 30. The shooting happened at 3:26 p.m. in the 1500 block of Alcatraz Avenue. The 17-year-old and 14-year-old Berkeley High freshman were at the 17-year-old’s Alcatraz Avenue apartment when the shooting happened. Police have […]
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Berkeley High student in critical condition
A 14-year-old boy who was shot by his best friend on Saturday night remains in critical condition, according to Sgt. Mary Kusmiss of the Berkeley Police Department. The boy, who is a freshman in the Academic Choice program at Berkeley High School, underwent surgery Saturday night to remove bullets a bullet from his head, according […]
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Berkeley police make second arrest in murder
Scene of the shooting on Sacramento St A member of Berkeley’s notorious Waterfront Gang, who has also played a role in an ongoing feud with Oakland gangs, has been arrested in connection with last week’s murder on Sacramento Street, authorities say. Coleon Lee Carroll, 20, has been charged with murdering Gary Ferguson Jr. as he […]
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Shooting on Alcatraz Avenue
Berkeley police are reporting that a man was shot around 3:26 p.m. today in an apartment building in the 1500 block of Alcatraz, near Sacramento. The man was transported to a local trauma center with life-threatening wounds, Sgt. Mary Kusmiss of the Berkeley police department told Bay City News. The shooting in south Berkeley took […]
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Berkeley police arrest man suspected of murder
Berkeley police have arrested a 21-year-old Bay Point man in connection with the Tuesday shooting on Sacramento Street that left 35-year-old Gary Ferguson Jr. dead and another man in serious condition. Brandon Wallace has been charged with murder and attempted murder, according to Sgt. Mary Kusmiss, a spokeswoman for the police department. She did not […]
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Memorial set up for Berkeley slaying victim
Sacramento St. memorial to Gary Ferguson Jr. The day after Berkeley resident Gary Ferguson Jr. was gunned down on a busy section of Sacramento Street, friends and family set up a makeshift shrine in his memory. Ferguson, 35, was killed around 8:43 am Tuesday Oct. 26 as he walked near Johnson’s House of Style on […]