"They began gathering outside the Starry Plough in Berkeley Thursday about an hour before the 9 p.m. jam to memorialize Anthony Anderson, the 40-year-old trumpet player who was shot and killed Monday morning outside his San Leandro home by deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. People cried, hugged, and told stories punctuated with laughter. Some held flowers, others carried instrument cases over their shoulders. One younger man broke out a violin and played on the corner."
"The sheriff's office released a statement Thursday which said Anderson called emergency dispatch at 3:19 a.m. on Feb. 9 and said he wanted to go on a killing rampage and asked to speak with someone in law enforcement. The department said Anderson told a dispatcher he had a firearm, then gave them his location. Deputies arrived at Anderson's home in the 16000 block of Selborne Drive in San Leandro."
People gathered outside the Starry Plough in Berkeley about an hour before a 9 p.m. memorial jam for Anthony Anderson. Attendees cried, hugged, told stories, held flowers, carried instrument cases, and played instruments on the corner. Anderson, a 40-year-old trumpet player who hosted weekly jams, was shot and killed Feb. 9 outside his San Leandro home. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Anderson called dispatch at 3:19 a.m., threatened a killing rampage, said he had a firearm, and gave his location. Deputies arrived, said Anderson exited his home and presented an immediate threat, and two deputies shot him; deputies rendered life-saving measures but he died.
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