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2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 981-5900, TDD: (510) 981-5799, police@ci.berkeley.ca.us

 

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   BERKELEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA  94704-1109
(510) 981-5900

 D. E. BUTLER, CHIEF OF POLICE

*** PRESS RELEASE ***

BERKELEY – On Saturday March 23rd at approximately 11:30p.m., Officers responded to the area of McGee and Russell Streets for a reported physical altercation.  As they were arriving, a citizen reported that one of the combatants had been shot.

Upon Officers arrival, they found a man who had apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the head.  The victim was transported to Highland Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.  He has been identified as Raymond Smith, a 25-year-old San Pablo resident.

The suspect description is an African-American male in his 20’s or 30’s, wearing a dark colored watch cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Detail at (510) 981-5741.