2 armed robberies in Berkeley lead to police chase on I-80
The armed robberies took place within about 25 minutes near the UC Berkeley campus Tuesday afternoon, police said.
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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco identified him as 42-year-old Chet Bohrer of Salt Lake County in Utah.
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The man, who was estimated to be in his 20s, sustained critical injuries. A female bystander who tried to help him sustained minor injuries.
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The man declined treatment but had sustained serious visible head trauma, so police monitored him until the Berkeley Fire Department arrived.
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The woman's screams for help alerted her sorority sisters, who called police and held the man down until officers arrived, according to court papers.
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According to police, the assailant punched the student from behind, sending him flying onto the sidewalk and knocking him unconscious.