A man was shot early Sunday morning on Grizzly Peak Boulevard between Centennial and Claremont avenues.
The victim has been identified as Alberto Santana-Silva, a 21-year-old male from Fremont who is not affiliated with UC Berkeley, according to UCPD Lt. Marc DeCoulode.
UCPD officers responded around 5:38 a.m. to calls regarding shots fired near signpost 16, DeCoulode said.
Upon arriving at the scene, UCPD officers found the victim with gunshot wounds. He was next to his car, which was several yards away from where the shooting occurred. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by Berkeley Fire Department.
DeCoulode said a number of people were in the area when a disagreement or argument occurred, and Santana-Silva intervened and stopped the disagreement. A few people left, but within roughly 20 minutes, an unidentified person came back, walked up to Santana-Silva’s car and shot him multiple times.
According to DeCoulode, the investigation is ongoing.
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