A critically injured person was found Friday at Shattuck and University avenues, shown here in a file photo, and later died. Credit: Ximena Natera for Berkeleyside
Police are investigating after a critically injured person was found Friday evening at a busy downtown intersection and later died.
In the four days since the incident, authorities have not disclosed much about the incident or the victim, such as the person’s age or gender. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office’s Coroner’s Bureau had not identified the victim as of Monday.
Berkeley police have not said whether they suspect foul play in the person’s death.
A 911 caller reported “a person down at Shattuck and University” avenues shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Berkeley Fire Department spokesperson Dafina Dailey said in an email Tuesday. BFD personnel took the victim to a trauma center, but the person did not survive.
Police and fire officials have not directly responded to questions from Berkeleyide about the nature of the person’s injuries, nor how the person may have come to be at University and Shattuck.
The Berkeley Scanner was the first to report this incident.
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Alex N. Gecan joined Berkeleyside in 2023 as a senior reporter covering public safety. He has covered criminal justice, courts and breaking and local news for The Middletown Press, Stamford Advocate and…
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