Update, 5:30 p.m. BPD provided the following update Wednesday evening: “On 12/29/16 at approximately 11:05pm, BPD received several calls of loud reports in the 1400 block of Ward Street. Officers arrived on scene and found the intended victim standing next to his parked car in front of an address on the 1400 block of Ward Street. […]
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Police investigate gunshots in West Berkeley
Berkeley Police are investigating evidence of gunfire in the middle of the afternoon Tuesday in the area of Seventh Street and Channing Way. According to BPD’s Sgt. Andrew Frankel, at 2:46 p.m. police dispatch received multiple reports of shots heard and/or fired “somewhere in the area of Seventh Street and University.” Once on scene the police found that a sedan parked on the […]
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Breaking: 2 injured in shooting at Berkeley park
Update, 4:56 p.m. BPD clarified that one of the victims turned up at the North Berkeley BART station and was then taken to the hospital. None of the injuries appeared, according to the preliminary investigation, to be life-threatening. No arrests have been made. Original story, 3:24 p.m. Two people have been injured in a shooting at Strawberry […]
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Berkeley police arrest teen after gunfire on Telegraph
Update, 10:20 p.m. Norris is from El Sobrante and no weapons were recovered, police said. Update, 4:33 p.m. Police arrested Meleko Norris, 18, at 2:33 a.m. on suspicion of willful discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, being a felon in possession of a firearm, […]
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Man, 22, arrested after 3 Berkeley shootings, charged with attempted murder, child abuse
A former Berkeley High student has been charged with 13 felonies, including attempted murder and child abuse, after three shootings in Berkeley this year, two of which left teenage boys with injuries. Two of the shootings took place in September. In one, Sept. 18, a cyclist shot at a pickup truck near Oregon and Dohr streets. No […]
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Police respond to gunfire reports in South Berkeley
Police in Berkeley received multiple reports of gunfire Friday evening, but no injuries or property damage were ultimately discovered. Berkeley Police Lt. Andrew Rateaver said there were numerous calls into the dispatch center just after 8 p.m. Friday. “Our people responded to numerous calls of possible gunfire in the area of California and Oregon streets,” he […]
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Dash cam footage ties man to Berkeley shooting attempt
An Oakland man has been charged with five felonies after a shooting attempt in broad daylight on a South Berkeley street last month, authorities report, after dash cam footage from a parked vehicle helped them crack the case. Berkeley Police detectives arrested Ronnie Leggett, 39, early on the morning of Oct. 5 during the service of […]
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Man in critical condition after shooting in Southside
Update, 5:50 a.m. Berkeley police issued a Nixle alert around 5:15 a.m. in which they said the shooting victim was a 35-year-old man. He is in critical condition at an Alameda County hospital. BPD reiterated that the event does not appear to be random and said the man likely had no UC Berkeley affiliation. Officers have left the crime scene but the investigation […]
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Update: ‘Family march’ set for Thursday is canceled
Update, Sept. 29, 9:45 a.m. The family march has been canceled due to a conflict with another event and some community pushback about the focus of the march. (The organizer has asked the community to attend the other event instead.) See the organizer’s statement about the cancelation in the comments at the bottom of this story. Original post, […]
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2 shot and injured at Alcatraz and King in Berkeley
The Berkeley Police Department responded to shootings near King Street and Alcatraz Avenue on Sunday at around 8:23 p.m. According to Lt. Alyson Hart from the Berkeley Police Department, dispatch received a call at 8:23 p.m. of “six-seven loud reports” in the area of Alcatraz Avenue, King and 63rd streets. Police located two victims on King Street north of […]
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Friends mourn loss of 19-year-old gunned down in Berkeley
The day after Gregory Ignacio Jr., also known as Greg or ‘lil G’, was gunned down while standing with a group in the 1800 block of Fairview Street, his friends paid their respects at the site of his death. A group of about 20 people, mostly in their early 20s, gathered Friday afternoon at the […]
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Berkeley police step up patrols after recent shootings
Update, 1:40 p.m. Police have identified the young man shot and killed Thursday night as 19-year-old Gregory Ignacio Jr. of Berkeley. Those who knew him have said he went by the name “Greg.” He was shot around 7:30 p.m. while standing with a group of people at Harper and Fairview streets. The shooting was not random, according to Officer […]