Berkeley High student pistol-whipped after school
Police flooded the downtown area and did a thorough search for the assailant but they were unable to find him.
A Berkeley High student was pistol-whipped on his way to football practice Tuesday afternoon, authorities report.
Police said the incident was brazen and unusual for Berkeley.
A father called BPD on Tuesday to report the incident at about 4:20 p.m., Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
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He said his son was on the Milvia Street side of the high school near Kittredge Street when someone who appeared to be a teenage boy walked up and pistol-whipped him.
The culprit reportedly took property from the student and ran eastbound on Kittredge, police said.
Berkeley police officers flooded the downtown area and did a thorough search for the assailant, including in the BART station, but they were unable to find him.
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Police said they do have leads on his identity and, at this point, do not believe he attends Berkeley High School.
The investigation is ongoing.
Update, Oct. 23: On Friday, Youth Services detectives arrested a 15-year-old Oakland boy in connection with this case on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon on school grounds and being a minor in possession of a concealed weapon. No additional information was available due to privacy laws that protect minors.
