CA Adolfo Ignacio Celedon Bravo, 35, (From Chile) shot dead & robbed, Berkeley,12/9/2010 *$50K reward*

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Berkeley Police announce $50,000 reward in cold case
''A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that could help solve the shooting death 10 years ago of a Chilean man in Berkeley, police said Saturday.

Adolfo Ignacio Celedon Bravo and his fiancTe were walking home from a party at 3:41 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2010, when they were confronted by two men at the corner of Adeline and Emerson streets, according to police.

Bravo was shot and his fiancee was punched in the face by the robbers, who then fled in a dark older model SUV, police said.

Bravo, known to his family as 'Fito', had moved to Berkeley to be with his fiancee. He was killed on his 35th birthday.

The Consulate General of Chile in San Francisco released a statement about the case this week, saying that it was a high priority for the Chilean government, and requesting "the community and witnesses of the assassination to provide to the Berkeley police any information helpful to solve this murder."

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the BPD's Homicide Unit at (510) 981-5741 or the 24 hour BPD Non-Emergency number of (510) 981-5900.''

 

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Updated: Feb. 9, 2012
Berkeley slaying victim was planning to marry

Adolfo Ignacio Celedon Bravo, shot to death in Berkeley on Sept. 12.Courtesy of Claudio Garreton

''Adolfo Ignacio Celedon and his fiancee intended to marry next year after she finished her studies at UC Berkeley. But instead of planning for a wedding, relatives now are preparing for his funeral.

The couple were walking home from a party when they were attacked by two robbers at Adeline and Emerson streets in south Berkeley, near the Ashby BART Station, about 3:40 a.m. Sunday, police said.''

''The slaying happened a few blocks from Celedon's home. He had moved to Berkeley in February, and the couple were making plans to be married next year after she earned her doctoral degree, said Celedon's friend Claudio Garreton, 36, of Santiago, Chile.''