Man charged in series of shootings at UC Berkeley

Berkeley police have arrested a 45-year-old San Francisco man in connection with a recent series of shootings on the UC Berkeley campus, officials said.

The man, whose name was not released, was arrested Friday morning at a private residence in San Francisco on suspicion of several charges, including assault on a person with a firearm and negligent discharge of a firearm.

Accordingly, the man was found with an arsenal of weapons, including assault rifles, handguns and ammunition a media release from the Berkeley Police Department.

Shortly after midnight on Oct. 26, police officers responded “to a series of shots fired in the south campus area,” according to the Berkeley police statement, which gave no further details about the nature or location of the incidents and the shooter's motivation or whether someone was harmed.

Berkeley police said they identified the suspect thanks to interviews with witnesses and a review of surveillance video, as well as using shot spotter and automatic license plate recognition technologies. The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The UC Berkeley, San Francisco and East Bay Regional Parks police departments and the Berkeley and San Francisco fire departments provided assistance, the Berkeley police statement said.

The case remained under investigation Saturday morning.