Crime & Safety
Berkeley Reports One Homicide This Year, Lowest Since 2001
30-year-old Tobias Pemadorji Eagle, fatally shot March 8, was the only person killed in Berkeley in 2011. It's the city's lowest homicide count in a decade.
A 30-year-old man shot to death March 8 in the back yard of his Blake Street home was the city's only homicide in 2011, Berkeley police reported.
This is the lowest homicide count in Berkeley since 2001, police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said. Five homicides were reported in 2010, Kusmiss said.
Tobias Pemadorji Eagle, of Berkeley, was gunned down early that afternoon in his yard at 1634 Blake St. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Eagle was born in Oakland's Pink House commune, according to Berkeleyside, and raised in Berkeley, where he graduated from Berkeley High in 1999. Known as Toby, he had two small sons and worked as an electrician.
Police said in March that they do not believe that his was a random shooting, but did not give details.
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The city has offered a $15,000 reward, and Bay Area Crime Stoppers an additional $2,000 reward, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects.
Police urge anyone who may know anything about this homicide, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, to call the BPD Homicide detail at (510) 981-5741 or the 24 hour BPD non-emergency number of (510) 981-5900. If a caller wishes to remain anonymous, he/she is encouraged to call Bay Area Crime Stoppers (BACS) at (800)-222-TIPS (8477).
