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# TBS Today, Aug. 27
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/08/27/newsletters/tbs-today-aug-27-2024/
- Published: 2024-08-27T23:58:18.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-27T23:58:18.000Z
- Description: Shelter shooting: Man charged with murder.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

A man with a history of conflicts at the Berkeley homeless shelter where he lived has now been charged with killing his bunkmate, according to police and court papers.

We took a close look at the case. Don't miss our exclusive report.

[Man charged with Berkeley homeless shelter murderMark Dowling had the top bunk and Marcel Jones had the bottom, police wrote. The men did not get along.![](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/2024/08/mark-dowling-berkeley-homicide-suspect.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/08/27/shootings/berkeley-homeless-shelter-murder-case-man-charged-mark-dowling/)

We also updated our story on today's fire — including with video of the response and some details from the hiker who called it in.

We've asked officials for any additional information they can share and will likely update the story again.

[Update: Berkeley Hills grass fire now containedHikers on the Nimitz trail called 911 to report the fire. “We heard a loud, startling explosion around 1:30,” one of them told us.![](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/2024/08/IMG_711E25F6541E-1.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/08/27/berkeley-fire-department/berkeley-hills-grass-fire/)

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[Berkeley police arrest homeless shelter homicide suspectThe homicide victim has been identified as shelter resident Marcel Jones.![](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/2024/08/berkeley-homicide-suspect.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/08/26/shootings/berkeley-police-arrest-homeless-shelter-homicide-suspect/)

[Berkeley shootings in 2024: The definitive gunfire mapAs of Aug. 25, Berkeley has had 21 shootings leaving three dead and six wounded. There had been 21 shootings at this time last year.![](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/2024/08/berkeley-gunfire-map-aug-25-2024-2.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/08/26/shootings/berkeley-shootings-gunfire-map-2024/)

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