Police identify victim killed in mass shooting near UC Berkeley campus
BERKELEY (CBS SF) – Days after three were injured and one was killed in a shooting a block from the UC Berkeley campus, police have identified the victim who died from his wounds.
Isamaeli Semaia Mataafa, 29, died at Highland Hospital from his wounds at around 6:36 a.m. He had been brought to the hospital just 5 hours earlier.
The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and Durant Avenue, about a block away from Unit 3, a complex made up of several buildings with dozens of dormitory housing, mostly first-year students.
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The shooting broke out during a fight between several people. Dozens of shots were fired and at least 20 shell casings were found at the scene.
The three wounded were men ages 22, 24, and 28, and none of them was a student.
Police did not provide any updates on whether a suspect had been identified.