Shootings

Berkeley mayor to Cal parents: Safety around campus is 'our top priority'

"It is a serious wake-up call," one UC Berkeley parent told city officials. "The streets of Berkeley are not safe."

Man killed in shooting near UC Berkeley identified as Isamaeli Mata'afa

Mata'afa was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital shortly after 6:30 a.m. He had been walking with family members when a stranger shot them.

Witness to Berkeley shooting: Gunman 'seemed so calm'

"To shoot into a crowd of people like that," she said, "there must have been more than one person involved. Or he was just trying to shoot anybody."

UPDATE: 1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting near UC Berkeley

One of the men was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital in Oakland, The Berkeley Scanner learned shortly before 8 a.m.

Classmates create 'Jazy and Angel' scholarship to honor brothers after tragedy

Students in the Bridge program who were part of Jazy's cohort came up with the scholarship to honor the boys.

Culprits fire gun during Berkeley Hills catalytic converter theft

Berkeley police say they are also looking into whether a catalytic converter theft nearby on Spruce Street may be related.

'Your pain is ours': Berkeley mourns slain brothers

"I know they wouldn’t like to see us like this," said Josué, a brother of the boys who died. "Everyone should see this as a wake-up call."