TBS Today, Aug. 27
A man with a history of conflicts at the Berkeley homeless shelter where he lived has now been charged with killing his bunkmate, according to police and court papers.
We took a close look at the case. Don't miss our exclusive report.
Man charged with Berkeley homeless shelter murder
Mark Dowling had the top bunk and Marcel Jones had the bottom, police wrote. The men did not get along.
Emilie Raguso
We also updated our story on today's fire — including with video of the response and some details from the hiker who called it in.
We've asked officials for any additional information they can share and will likely update the story again.
Update: Berkeley Hills grass fire now contained
Hikers on the Nimitz trail called 911 to report the fire. “We heard a loud, startling explosion around 1:30,” one of them told us.
Emilie Raguso
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