BERKELEY, CA — The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has charged an Oakland man with three crimes for allegedly shooting at a man in Berkeley earlier this month.
Berkeley police said officers responded at 12:57 p.m. on April 11 to a report of gunfire in front of an apartment complex in the 900 block of Channing Way.
Police said witnesses told them the suspected shooter was involved in a dispute with a neighbor over parking. After the dispute, the suspect drove away in a vehicle and fired a single shot at the person as he sped away, missing him.
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Investigators discovered that the bullet struck the apartment building in front of where the person was standing. Police said there were multiple people inside the apartment building at the time of the shooting.
Detectives obtained a warrant for the suspect's arrest and located him Sunday in Oakland. With the department's special response team, detectives arrested the 52-year-old.
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Police said the man was charged Wednesday with shooting from a motor vehicle, assault with a firearm, shooting at an occupied dwelling, and "several criminal enhancements."
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