Man shot in the thigh in South Berkeley, shooter fled south
The victim was taken to Highland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh, authorities said over the radio.
Berkeley police are responding to a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Sunday afternoon, according to preliminary information.
The victim was taken to Highland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh, authorities said over the radio.
The Berkeley Scanner has asked the Berkeley Police Department for information.
According to unconfirmed reports, some kind of fight broke out shortly before the shooting near Tyler and Sacramento streets just before 2:40 p.m.
Minutes later, a person self-transported to Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley for a gunshot wound.
The shooter was described as a man with dreadlocks who was driving south in a white Toyota on Sacramento with a woman in the car. They both appeared to be about 30 years old, according to preliminary information.
Police were processing a vehicle at Alta Bates for evidence while the victim was taken to Highland Hospital shortly before 3 p.m.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
Emilie Raguso
It was the 10th shooting of the year in Berkeley and the second one to have left someone wounded.
There have been no fatal shootings in Berkeley this year.
This story was updated slightly after publication due to the developing nature of events. It was also updated July 7 with an additional gunfire report for the year after BPD updated its records at that time.
