Homicide

The Berkeley Scanner shooting and gunfire map for 2022

Three people were killed and 16 wounded in shootings in Berkeley in 2022, making it much more violent than the prior year.

Driver who ran over homeless woman while fleeing UCPD held on murder charge

Alexander McGee, now 32, ran over 58-year-old Bernadette Young Bear while fleeing from a UCPD officer nearly three years ago.

Police: Girlfriend helped hide gun after Telegraph homicide

Police say Marianna Romero returned to the crime scene with her boyfriend, Andy Gutierrez-Rebollo, to retrieve one of the murder weapons.

A final farewell: Youth pastor Isamaeli 'Eli' Mata'afa laid to rest

"He wanted to be a part of change," his sister said. "He wanted to offer everybody in our community what we were offered. It was his passion."

Jury finds Hosea Askew guilty of Berkeley road rage murder

"At least we have some closure and we feel like some justice has been served," Diante Craig's mother told The Berkeley Scanner.

Charges expected in Oakland birthday party shooting that left brothers dead

At least two people have been arrested in connection with the Apgar Street homicide investigation.

Years after Oakland killing, Dana Rivers murder trial nears an end

Charlotte Reed, Patricia Wright and Benny Wright were killed at their home Nov. 11, 2016. Dana Rivers walked outside soon after police arrived.