Crime & Safety

Suspect Arrested In Berkeley Homeless Shelter Shooting Death

The homicide happened Sunday at the Ursula Sherman Village on Harrison Street.

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Berkeley Police Department seized the firearms shown from the alleged vehicle of Mark Christopher Dowling, 62, with no address, who was arrested in the in the area of 4th and Camelia streets in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2024.
Berkeley Police Department seized the firearms shown from the alleged vehicle of Mark Christopher Dowling, 62, with no address, who was arrested in the in the area of 4th and Camelia streets in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2024. (Berkeley Police Department via Bay City News)

BERKELEY, CA — Berkeley police arrested a suspect Monday, less than 24 hours after he allegedly shot and killed a man at a homeless shelter in West Berkeley.

Mark Christopher Dowling, 62, is suspected of shooting the 37-year-old victim several times at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Ursula Sherman Village at 711 Harrison St., police said.

Dowling, who has no listed address, was arrested Monday at about 10:30 a.m. after officers found him parked in his vehicle near Fourth and Camelia streets.

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Officers also allegedly found several guns and some ammunition in Dowling's vehicle.

He is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder, according to jail records.

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