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Homicide, manslaughter, police killing, shooting. Victim. Oscar Grant III, aged 22. Perpetrator. Johannes Mehserle. Verdict. Guilty of involuntary manslaughter and gun enhancement. Not guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. Gun enhancement conviction overturned by trial judge.
- Oscar Grant III, aged 22
- Oakland, California, U.S.
- January 1, 2009; 14 years ago, 2:15 a.m. PST (10:15 UTC)
Oct 6, 2020 · Grant was killed during an encounter with Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers on New Year's Day 2009. His killing sparked protests and inspired the 2013 film Fruitvale Station.
Oct 6, 2020 · Oscar Grant, 22, was fatally shot in the back by Bay Area Rapid Transit Officer Johannes Mehserle while on the floor of a train station on New Year’s Day in 2009. Mehserle was charged with...
Learn about the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant by a BART officer in 2009, the protests and trial that followed, and the civil rights investigation that is ongoing. Watch the trailer of the movie Fruitvale Station, based on the true story of Oscar Grant.
Aug 18, 2021 · Aug. 17, 2021 8:01 PM PT. OAKLAND — California’s attorney general said Tuesday that his office will conduct its own review of a transit officer’s involvement in the shooting death of a 22-year-old...
Feb 23, 2024 · Fifteen years after BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle killed Oscar Grant, and more than a decade after the shooting was depicted in the film “Fruitvale Station,” the incident is recalled ...
Apr 21, 2021 · Wed 21 Apr 2021 02.00 EDT. For the family of Oscar Grant, who was killed by police in 2009, the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin was a rare moment of accountability – and a potential turning...
