From SFGATE: The University of California Police Department said multiple local law enforcement agencies are searching for a man suspected of firing shots at the Clark Kerr residence hall track on the UC Berkeley campus Thursday morning. The suspect is described as a man with “bleached” hair and possibly red or orange highlights in a message issued through the university’s WarnMe emergency alert service. Witnesses to the shooting also told police that the suspect was wearing a black shirt, black pants and a red backpack.
Witnesses told police that a man allegedly fired a gun at runners circling the Clark Kerr track around 7:30 a.m. Approximately two to three shots were heard at that time. Police and officers with other local agencies were requesting drones and dogs to look for the man, who witnesses said may have fled into the hills behind campus.
The university issued a WarnMe message shortly after the shooting asking people to avoid the areas of the Clark Kerr Campus and Hillside Campus. A follow-up message asked the public to also avoid the areas around the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the UC Botanical Garden, Lawrence Hall of Science, the Space Sciences Lab and the Math Sciences Research Institute.
UC Berkeley has not started fall semester; most students won’t be returning to campus for more than a week, with the fall semester beginning Aug. 21. UCPD did not immediately respond to a request for more information.
Source: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/shots-fired-uc-berkeley-campus-thursday-19628472.php.
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