OAKLAND, Calif. — Two people were shot and one of them was killed near a San Francisco Bay Area train station after a transit officer fired their weapon, authorities said. A Bay Area Rapid Transit officer fired shots near the station in Oakland shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oakland Police Officer Johnna Watson said. A shooting nine years ago at another Oakland BART station two stops away led to unrest and large demonstrations. Former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting Oscar Grant on Jan. 1, 2009 on an Oakland train platform. Grant’s story, and the shooting, were the basis for the 2013 film “Fruitvale Station.”

Source: National Post January 04, 2018 06:00 UTC