Shooting Suspect Arrested for Berkeley’s Second Homicide of the Year

On July 31^st, Berkeley Detectives, with the assistance of our Special Response Team (SRT), arrested a suspect wanted for his involvement with the City's second homicide of 2024.

On July 3^rd of this year, Officers responded to a report of someone having been shot in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Arriving Officers located the victim deceased from what was later determined to be a gunshot wound. Having continuously worked the case from the beginning, Detectives were able to identify the suspect and obtained a Ramey warrant for their arrest. Diligent work in locating evidence, including surveillance footage, was vital to the closure of this investigation.

On July 31^st, Berkeley Detectives, with the assistance of our Special Response Team (SRT), arrested the suspect wanted for his involvement with the City's second homicide of 2024. The suspect, identified as Steve Addison was arrested without incident in north Oakland after a team of Officers located him in the area. Addison was subsequently booked into the Berkeley City Jail on a no-bail warrant for murder.

The Berkeley Police Department is grateful for the assistance of the Oakland Police Department and the US Marshall's Service for their help in bringing this case to close. Addison's arrest helps make our Community safer and we do not believe that there are any other outstanding suspects in connection with this case.