A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in South Berkeley Saturday afternoon.
Witnesses say they heard gunshots around 2:30 p.m. in the area arounf California Street and Ashby Avenue from an unidentified blue four-door vehicle, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Mary Kusmiss.
Kusmiss said police believe the victim was inside of his car when the shooting occurred.
Police have not released the identity of the victim, and they say it is too early in the investigation to determine a possible motive for the unlawful discharge.
The victim was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland where he is currently being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
There have been two fatal shootings in the city since the beginning of 2012. The first of the two occurred on January 26 when 32-year-old Hercules resident Kenneth Warren was shot and killed on the 3000 block of Shattuck Avenue. The second occurred on March 29, which resulted in the death of 24-year-old Berkeley resident Devin Whitmire near the intersection of Sacramento and Oregon streets in South Berkeley.
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The article is informative to the current events in berkeley, I believe this article shouldn’t have ad hominems attacks to the author and should just say the correction of the location.
Shots fired just a few minutes ago in Berkeley on the south side: Monday (6.18.12) at 11:19 and 11:20 pm.
Sadly this is a common occurrence, UCPD and BPD cannot keep your children safe… the UC is not (and does not have the resources or the legal authority to be) the babysitter of your 18+ year-old kid.
The administration seeks to actively deceive the populace… FOR SHAME.
The shooting occurred at Ashby & California, which is in South Berkeley. Not Southside.
Apparently the author of this piece is new to the job as well as the City.
“Southside” and “South Berkeley” are not the same area, for one thing.
um, can we get a location of where this happened?
most worthless daily cal story ever.