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# Berkeley man, 68, lit on fire by stranger, in critical condition
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/06/29/crime/berkeley-man-lit-fire-stranger-critical-condition/
- Published: 2023-06-29T04:28:44.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-07T20:17:38.000Z
- Description: Police say the assailant poured gasoline on the man and lit him on fire. Then he fled the scene.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Crime, West Berkeley, BPD, Assaults, Breaking news, #articles

A Berkeley man is in critical condition Wednesday night after being set on fire by an apparent stranger on University Avenue, authorities report.

[Berkeley police](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-police-department/) got a call just after 8 p.m. about a person who had been set on fire near University Avenue and Bonar Street.

Police say the assailant poured gasoline on the 68-year-old man and lit him on fire. Then he fled the scene.

Investigating officers learned that witnesses heard some arguing just before the attack.

The victim was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland and is in critical condition, according to BPD.

[Police: Witnesses likely saved life of Berkeley burn victimBART police arrested Bradley Marcrum on suspicion of fare evasion. Then they saw he was wanted in connection with attempted murder.![](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)Emilie RagusoThe Berkeley Scanner![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/07/berkeley-bonar-university.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/07/07/courts/berkeley-police-witnesses-saved-life-burn-victim/)

The incident happened on the southwest corner of University and Bonar, according to the Berkeley Police Department.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

*Editor's note: The victim is 68 years old, not 69, as BPD originally reported. This story has been updated.*

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