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# Man shot in the thigh in South Berkeley, shooter fled south
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/05/14/shootings/person-shot-south-berkeley/
- Published: 2023-05-14T22:07:29.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-08T00:57:05.000Z
- Description: The victim was taken to Highland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh, authorities said over the radio.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Shootings, South Berkeley, BPD, Guns, Crime, Breaking news, #articles

Berkeley police are responding to a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Sunday afternoon, according to preliminary information.

The victim was taken to Highland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh, authorities said over the radio. 

The Berkeley Scanner has asked the [Berkeley Police Department](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-police-department/) for information.

According to unconfirmed reports, some kind of fight broke out shortly before the shooting near Tyler and Sacramento streets just before 2:40 p.m. 

Minutes later, a person self-transported to Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley for a gunshot wound.

The shooter was described as a man with dreadlocks who was driving south in a white Toyota on Sacramento with a woman in the car. They both appeared to be about 30 years old, according to preliminary information. 

Police were processing a vehicle at Alta Bates for evidence while the victim was taken to Highland Hospital shortly before 3 p.m. 

This story will be updated when more information becomes available.

[Berkeley gunfire map: Shootings and gunfire in 2023As of July 7, Berkeley has had 14 shootings in 2023, including one on the freeway. Three people had been wounded. None were fatal.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/07/berkeley-gunfire-map-2023-6.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/03/26/shootings/berkeley-shootings-gunfire-map-2023/)

It was the [10th shooting of the year in Berkeley](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/03/26/shootings/berkeley-shootings-gunfire-map-2023/) and the second one to have left someone wounded. 

There have been no fatal shootings in Berkeley this year.

*This story was updated slightly after publication due to the developing nature of events. It was also updated July 7 with an additional gunfire report for the year after BPD updated its records at that time.*

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