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Jan 2, 2022 · Following a year of increased violence and crime, calls for police reform, protests, and police shootings, an annual vigil was held for Oscar Grant III in Oakland, 13 years since he was shot in...
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- KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
It's been 15 years since the tragic killing of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station, and today an organization honored his memory with a vigil in Oakland.
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- KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
"How a Grieving Family Saved A Troubled City with A Martyr"The year 2009 began with a tragedy at an Oakland BART station. Shortly after 2 a.m. on New Year's ...
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Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco, BART Police officers detained Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. BART officer Anthony Pirone kneed Grant in the head and forced Grant to lie face down on the platform.
Feb 28, 2024 · Fifteen years ago on Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was killed at the Fruitvale BART station by former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle while face down against the pavement, with his arms...
Aug 25, 2020 · On New Year’s Day 2009, then-BART police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed 22-year-old Oscar Grant III at Fruitvale BART Station. The murder was captured on video by several bystanders and quickly went viral on social media, prompting mass protests in Oakland.
Jul 9, 2021 · After watching the video and learning that Oscar Grant had died at the hospital, Mehserle invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to give a statement.
