Berkeley police arrested three men — one who allegedly held a gun to the head of a 2-year-old — on May 1 for allegedly robbing a person after striking them in the head with a gun.
Officers were dispatched at 1:47 p.m. to the area of Bancroft Way and Shattuck Avenue on a report of an armed robbery. The suspects had fled in a vehicle by the time police arrived.
Police said the victim, who was holding a 2-year-old child, was approached by two suspects. One suspect pointed a handgun at the victim and demanded property. The suspect then pointed the gun at the 2-year-old child’s head and demanded property again before hitting the victim in the head with the handgun.
Both suspects stole the victim’s property and fled in a vehicle driven by a third suspect.
An officer located a vehicle matching the suspects’ vehicle description and attempted to pull it over. The driver failed to yield and fled the area at a high rate of speed.
Officers pursued the vehicle into Oakland, where the suspects’ vehicle crashed. All three suspects exited the car and fled the area on foot.