Berkeley police investigate shots fired into home on Acton
It was the fourth non-injury shooting in Berkeley in just two days.
Someone shot into a home on Acton Street in West Berkeley on Friday night, startling residents but causing no injuries, police said.
It was the fourth non-injury shooting in Berkeley in just two days.
Police said four rounds went into the home's front window, in the 2800 block of Acton Street, at about 11:30 p.m.
Berkeley police responded to the area immediately to search for the shooter, who was described as a small-framed female wearing a hoodie, according to radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner.
Someone fired a gun into a house on Acton Street in West Berkeley on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Ariel Nava Photo
The investigation is underway, Berkeley police said.
Police also investigated two incidents of gunfire near Adeline and Fairview streets in South Berkeley on Thursday.
On Friday morning, an Oakland couple was driving west on Tunnel Road when a man in a silver sedan reached out of his car and shot at their vehicle several times, hitting it, BPD said.
As of Monday, Berkeley has had 27 shootings in 2024 leaving three dead and seven wounded. There had been 34 shootings at this time last year, wounding seven.
