Crime & Safety

Report: 3 Suspects Arrested In Deadly Shooting Near UC Berkeley Campus

The victim killed in the shooting was a youth pastor and Master of Divinity student at the Pacific School of Religion.

October 27, 2022

Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a fatal shooting on Telegraph Avenue earlier this month near the UC Berkeley campus that left one man and three other people injured, according to reports.

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The victim killed in the shooting, identified by authorities earlier this month as 29-year-old Isamaeli Semaia Mataafa, was a youth pastor and Master of Divinity student at the Pacific School of Religion.

Mataafa was one of four people shot at around 1 a.m. on Oct. 8 at the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and Durant Avenue following an argument, according to Berkeley police. The other three victims were taken to area hospitals for treatment. School officials said Mataafa was out with friends and relatives in Berkeley when the incident happened.

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