BERKELEY — After being released from a psychiatric evaluation, a 59-year-old man suspected of firing a gun repeatedly on the UC Berkeley campus earlier this month has been arrested, authorities said.
The man was booked Thursday at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded firearm on a university campus and possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle, according to jail records. He was being held in lieu of $565,000 bail and was scheduled for arraignment Friday.
The shots were fired about 8:40 p.m. Feb. 9 at Sproul Plaza after the suspect confronted some students, authorities said.
No one was hit by the gunfire, but a window was shattered by a bullet.
The suspect was arrested within two minutes of the shooting and was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation. He was placed under arrest at the hospital Thursday and booked at Santa Rita Jail.
The shooting prompted the university to issue a shelter-in-place order while police searched and cleared the areas. Affected buildings included Zellerbach Hall, where opera singer Renee Fleming was performing. The order was lifted just over an hour later.
Harry Harris
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