The Berkeley Police Department has made an arrest in the case of UC Berkeley student Seth Smith, who was shot in the back of the head on June 15. A GoFundMe fundraiser was started for a memorial scholarship fund in Seth Smith’s honor. Emilie Raguso is Berkeleyside’s senior editor of news. Before his death, Smith had been home with his family in the Sacramento area for about three months. Documents related to the case say nothing about the circumstances of the homicide except that Smith was found in front of 1360 Dwight Way. Even when school was in session, Smith would often bus or walk from his home near campus up to the Amtrak station in West Berkeley to head home for the weekend to see his family. He was placed on probation. Voters will choose the mayor, four council members and more. “We continue to be reeling from this senseless tragedy.”. Since her son’s killing, Rode-Smith has posted often on Twitter to keep the case alive. According to a report by Berkleyside, the Berkeley Police Department arrested Tony Walker last week for the murder of UC Berkeley student Seth Smith. EducationSocial JusticeTechberkeleyCaliforniaMurderUC Berkeley. “But I certainly am frustrated and I wish I had my son back.”. As of Monday, Walker was still in custody at Santa Rita Jail and was scheduled for arraignment Tuesday at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin, according to booking records. Nonprofit newsFree for all, funded by readers, NOSH: The trouble with food delivery apps | ELECTIONS: Local results and updates | COVID-19: The numbers | PLUS: The Oaklandside. More news about Berkeley from around the web. Smith would have graduated from UC Berkeley in the spring of 2021. Smith had been walking on Dwight Way in southwest Berkeley when someone approached him from behind and shot him at close range in the back of the head without warning or provocation, authorities have said. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for more updates on this story. On a PC: Control+ Shift+R, UPDATE: Monday's Berkeley election results, hot off the presses, Berkeley's 2020 election results, live as they happen. Smith was shot at close range in the back of the head. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. Walker, a felon on probation who lived within a few hundred feet of where the homicide happened, at Dwight Way and Valley Street, was prohibited from having guns or ammunition because of his criminal record. The charges filed against Walker include a long list of felony convictions, including multiple strikes, dating back more than 40 years. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged suspect Tony Walker, 60, for the murder of UC Berkeley student Seth Smith, according to a Berkeley Police Department press release. In 2001, Walker was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Walker has an extensive criminal history. He was found shot in the head. Walker is expected to be arraigned Tuesday at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin. “Let’s get rid of the hate, period,” she said. Staff Writer Rick Hurd contributed to this story. On Monday, she told Berkeleyside the arrest had given her some measure of comfort. So it had been difficult to see that an older Black man had been arrested for the crime, she said.

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