Man charged in series of shootings near UC Berkeley

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

Jeffrey Darren Hue was arrested Thursday at a private residence in San Francisco on suspicion of more than a dozen charges, including assault on a person with a firearm and negligent discharge of a firearm.

According to reports, he was found with an arsenal of weapons, including assault rifles, handguns and ammunition a media release from the Berkeley Police Department. As of Saturday afternoon, Alameda County records showed Hue was being held in the Berkeley city jail with bail set at $80,000.

Shortly after midnight on Oct. 26, police officers responded “to a series of shots fired in the south campus area,” the Berkeley police statement said.

In an email, Berkeley Police Officer Byron White identified six “shooting locations” in the UC Berkeley campus area, including the 2400 blocks of Telegraph and Durant avenues; the 2200 blocks of Bancroft Way and University Avenue; the 2400 block of Durant Avenue; the 2300 block of Fulton Street and the 1100 block of Sutter Street.

“No one has reported being injured/wounded by the gunfire,” White said. “It is unclear what the suspect was aiming at,” he added.

Berkeley police said they identified Hue thanks to interviews with witnesses and a review of surveillance video, as well as using shot spotter and automatic license plate recognition technologies.

Hue’s arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse.

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.