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Berkeley Police Department
Thursday September 30th, 2021 :: 05:28 p.m. PDT

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Suspect charged after a gunfire incident on 9/24

On September 24th, at 9:37 pm, officers responded to the 2700 block of Acton Street on a report of a shooting.  When officers arrived, they found a woman in her 20’s who had been struck by gunfire—shattering her elbow.

After some additional investigation, officers learned that shooting occurred during a domestic violence dispute with the victim’s domestic partner.  Shortly thereafter, detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of the suspect.

On September 28th, the suspect was arrested and admitted to the shooting, and enlisting a family member to hide the handgun after the shooting.

On September 30th, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged the suspect (a 21-year-old Oakland woman) with PC 273.5—Domestic Violence, PC 245(a)(2)—Assault with a deadly weapon as well as several criminal enhancements.

Case 2021-00044006

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Berkeley Police Department
2100 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

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