On March 18th, a 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred at Greg Brown Park.
On March 18th, a 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred at Greg Brown Park.
On February 25th at 4:49 pm, a person flagged-down a patrol officer about a shooting that had just occurred at Greg Brown Park. While investigating the gunfire, officers obtained security footage of the shooting which occurred during an apparent drug deal inside the park.
At the time of the shooting, a 6-year-old girl and babysitter were inside the park while another parent and child were nearby—playing on a basketball court. Thankfully, no one was struck by the gunfire.
During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to use information from witnesses and security footage to identify the person responsible for the gunfire—leading to a warrant for his arrest.
On March 18th, detectives arrested the suspect (a 19-year-old Berkeley man) at his residence. Inside the suspect’s residence, detectives found a loaded un-serialized handgun (AKA ghost gun) as well as additional evidence of the crime.
On March 21st, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged the suspect with PC 246.3(a)—willfully discharging a firearm in a negligent manner, PC 273a(a)—willfully causing a child to suffer, as well as several criminal enhancements.
Case 2022-00009015