Assault at 800 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE on 04/20/2025 3:51 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 04/20/2025 3:51 AM
Description: CFS 242 - Battery. Disposition: MDT Narrative Only. Source: 911 Call. Incident #: 2025-00017768. Disclaimer: This report is from the Berkeley Police calls for service. Information may be subject to change.
Address: 800 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE, BERKELEY, CA
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Name
Lisa WilliamsAge
21Cause of Death
MurderInfo
On february 1, 2004, at about 3:00 a.M., the above victims, maria (mother) and carmen (daughter) hernandez, were walking from their home in newark to maria's place of business. While walking on thornton ave in fremont, an unknown suspect began following behind the victims. The eventually began to chase the victims and caught up to them near the intersection of alameda dr and contra costa ave. The suspect bludgeoned both victims to death with a large tree branch. The branch was likely a weapon of opportunity and was possibly available due to the trees in the neighborhood being recently pruned and cut down. The suspect was seen throwing the murder weapon on top of the victims and he was last seen running northbound on contra costa ave.Agency
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