Police Seek Public Help in El Cerrito Library Murder Case – CBS San Francisco

EL CERRITO (BCN/CBS SF) – The death of a man found outside the El Cerrito Library on Monday is being investigated as a murder and police are asking the community for help in identifying a suspect or suspects.

Daniel Leo Vigil III, 47, was found dead at the outside entrance of the library located at 6510 Stockton Ave. 31 after officers were dispatched to the scene around 2:22 p.m., police said.

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According to police, Vigil “appears to have experienced homelessness” in the time leading up to his death. Vigil may have frequented the area around Centennial Park and is known to have pushed baby strollers and wore Raiders baseball caps.

Community members who may have seen Vigil in the past few days around the library or who may have information about his death are encouraged to contact the El Cerrito Police Department’s Investigations Unit. Members of the public with video surveillance in the area were also asked to check their camera footage.

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Any footage of interest can be uploaded here: https://elcerritopdca.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/2022-200

Investigators: Detective Sergeant Cliatt (510) 215-4418 (scliatt@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us), Detective Humberto Rivera (510) 215-4422 (hrivera@ci.el-cerrito.ca .us).

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