Shootings and gunfire in Berkeley, CA

"We want people to feel like they have a direct line to us and that their concerns are being heard," a spokeswoman for one of the owners said.

Mark Dowling and Marcel Jones were roommates at Harrison House. Dowling had the top bunk and Jones had the bottom. They did not get along.

The homicide victim has been identified as shelter resident Marcel Jones.

Berkeley had 30 shootings in 2024 leaving three dead and seven wounded. There were 35 shootings, wounding eight people, the prior year.

Arriving officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds inside the building. Attempts to revive him failed.

Throughout the hearing, Carroll insisted on his innocence. "I didn't kill your son," he told one of the mothers. "How can they do this to me?"

The trial offered an unprecedented window into alleged Berkeley gang history dating back 20 years and some of its major players.