{"id":203082,"date":"2026-03-04T01:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203082\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:26:08","slug":"person-found-in-downtown-berkeley-dies-police-investigating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203082\/","title":{"rendered":"Person found in downtown Berkeley dies, police investigating"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"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<\/p>\n

Police are investigating after a critically injured person was found Friday evening at a busy downtown intersection and later died.<\/p>\n

In the four days since the incident, authorities have not disclosed much about the incident or the victim, such as the person\u2019s age or gender. The Alameda County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Coroner\u2019s Bureau had not identified the victim as of Monday.<\/p>\n

Berkeley police have not said whether they suspect foul play in the person\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

A 911 caller reported \u201ca person down at Shattuck and University\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

Police and fire officials have not directly responded to questions from Berkeleyide about the nature of the person\u2019s injuries, nor how the person may have come to be at University and Shattuck.<\/p>\n

The Berkeley Scanner was the first to report this incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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