A man accused of committing a murder in Berkeley this summer died at an Alameda County hospital on Tuesday, roughly 18 hours after experiencing a medical emergency at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to the sheriff’s office.
The investigation into the death of 57-year-old inmate Steve Addison remains ongoing, according to a press release from Alameda County sheriff’s Sgt. Roberto Morales late Wednesday night.
Addison, a Black man who lived in Oakland and had serious and chronic health issues, had been in custody at the Dublin jail since about 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1, hours after he was arrested by the Berkeley Police Department on a murder charge, according to Morales. Berkeley police previously reported the case involved a fatal shooting on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way on July 3…