Richmond Man Identified As Berkeley Homicide Victim

RICHMOND, CA — A man who was fatally shot in Berkeley on Friday afternoon was identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau on Wednesday as 29-year-old Diante Craig of Richmond.

Craig was shot near the corner of University Avenue and Chestnut Street, two blocks east of San Pablo Avenue, at about 12:20 p.m. Friday and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hosea Askew, 52, of Richmond, was arrested on Saturday in connection with Craig's death but the Alameda County District Attorney's Office hasn't yet filed charges against him. Askew remains in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin without bail.

At the request of Supervisor Keith Carson, whose district includes Berkeley, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors adjourned its meeting on Tuesday in Craig's honor and held a moment of silence for him.

Carson said Craig's mother is an Alameda County employee. On her Facebook page, Craig's mother wrote, "As I sit here in my son's barber chair and stare into his room I feel his protectiveness and comforting spirit. I hear his whistle. I feel so proud of him and how he touched so many many. He was a bridge, connecting so many."

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