Anthony Medearis’ aunt wore a lanyard and memorial photograph of her nephew to court over the past week. Photo: Emilie Raguso Update, Jan. 17: Berkeleyside has been informed by a relative of murder victim Anthony Medearis III that the Alameda County district attorney’s office plans to seek the death penalty in the case against Darnell Williams Jr. […]
Homicide 2013
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‘Snitch’ rumor leads to Berkeley dad’s murder
Anthony Medearis III, via Facebook A Berkeley man who was shot to death after a dice game in West Berkeley last fall was targeted because he was rumored to have been cooperating with police, according to testimony Wednesday in a hearing related to his murder. Laquana Nuño took the stand in the preliminary hearing against […]
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2 testify in Berkeley murder hearing against Oakland man
Anthony Medearis’ aunt wore a lanyard and memorial photograph of her nephew to court this week. Photo: Emilie Raguso The 7-year-old nephew of a man charged with killing Berkeley father Anthony “Lil Tone” Medearis III in September reluctantly took the stand in a hearing Tuesday to determine whether a trial against Medearis’ accused killer can proceed. […]
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Breaking: Police announce arrest in Berkeley homicide
Jermaine Davis, via YouTube Tuesday afternoon, authorities announced the arrest of the man they say is responsible for the shooting death last July of 26-year-old Jermaine “Third” Davis of Berkeley. In a statement released by the Berkeley Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, police said they have arrested Antiown Ramon York, 25, of Pittsburg on suspicion […]
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Robbery attempt led to Medearis killing; 2 charged
Anthony Medearis III A robbery gone awry after a dice game in West Berkeley left one man dead and a child with a bullet wound to the face in early September, according to court documents released Tuesday afternoon by authorities. Police have charged an Oakland man with the Sept. 8 murder of Anthony Medearis III, and […]
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‘Ceasefire Walk Against Violence’ comes to West Berkeley
A small memorial was set up in West Berkeley near the site of Zontee Jones’ death earlier this year. Photo: Emilie Raguso Residents, officials and members of community and religious organizations will walk through West Berkeley on Thursday night to take a stand against violence and remember three men killed in shootings earlier this year. Councilwoman […]
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Witnesses, texts link San Leandro man to Berkeley killing
Photo: Krishna Ferreira, via Facebook The man charged with killing 24-year-old Dustin Bynum in Berkeley in August was seen near the crime scene before and after the shooting, according to court documents, though no one actually saw the attack. Police wrote that Krishna Ferreira, 23, was the only person seen fleeing the scene. “Although nobody […]
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Berkeley Police make arrest in August murder
Photo: Krishna Ferreira, via Facebook Berkeley Police detectives have arrested a San Leandro man in connection with the shooting death of Dustin Bynum in August, authorities said Wednesday. On Tuesday, police arrested 23-year-old Krishna Ferreira on suspicion of murder, according to a notice released by the Berkeley Police Department on Wednesday evening. Bynum was killed Aug. 1 outside […]
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Relatives remember Berkeley shooting victim ‘Lil Tone’
Anthony Medearis III Family members have identified the man who died Sunday in a shooting in West Berkeley as Anthony ‘Lil Tone’ Medearis III. The 22-year-old lifelong Berkeley resident and father of three children, ages 1, 4 and 7, loved to dance, and was a compassionate family man and “social networker” who was very popular […]
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Man dies after shooting in West Berkeley
The man who was shot Sunday evening collapsed on the sidewalk in front of this house. Photo: Emilie Raguso A man in his 20s was shot twice in the chest in West Berkeley around 5:40 p.m. Sunday, and has died of his wounds, according to friends and neighbors. Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats confirmed […]
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Police identify Berkeley shooting victim
Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google Police have identified the man who died after a shooting on San Pablo Avenue on Thursday night […]
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24-year-old man dies after Berkeley shooting
Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google A man who was shot Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquors in northwest Berkeley was pronounced dead at […]
