Johannes Mehserle, a Bay Area Rapid Transit cop, killed Oscar Grant by shooting him in the back while Grant was lying stomach down on the ground and not resisting. BART has agreed to pay $1.5 million to Grant’s survivors. Mehserle goes on trial for murder in May.
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Lovelle Mixon, Oscar Grant, and Oakland police
On New Years Day in Oakland, Oscar Grant was killed by BART police as he lay on the ground not protesting. The officer, Johannes Mehserle, has been charged with murder. On Saturday, Lovelle Mixon killed four Oakland police officers. Some residents link the two incidents.
First, a horrific piece of news that unfortunately will probably just [...]
Mehserle on suicide watch
BART cop Johannes Mehserle , who shot Oscar Grant in the back as he was lying on the ground, is on suicide watch after being charged with murder.
He was arrested in Nevada and has waived extradition.
I can not recall a single other incident like this where a police officer has been charged with murder.
BART cop who shot Oscar Grant arrested for murder
Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant early New Year’s Day, has been arrested for murder
Just a dumb cop, not murder
Hidden Unities
Oscar Grant shooting in Oakland captured on cell phone cameras by BART passengers:
Grant is arrested with other presumed gang members for some disturbance on a BART train.
He is face down on the pavement, with an officer’s knee in his back.
Another officer jumps up and shoots him.
There follows what appears to be a look of [...]
Oakland riot videos and photos
Golly, kicking in windows of parked cars, just doesn’t seem the best of all possible protest methods to me… Taken by poppimple, who has more on YouTube.
Thomas Hawk took some excellent photos at the Oakland riot. He posted them on Flickr, and on his blog, where he talks about what happened.
Oscar Grant BART shooting videos
This video captures the reaction before and after the shooting incident. It shows the officer firing on Grant, and the reaction from fellow BART Police officers who appear to react with surprise that the unidentified officer shot the suspect in the back.
Many have commented that the police seemed surprised after the shooting. Some say maybe [...]
BART officer shoots unarmed man in back. DA calls it “pretty clear” homicide
On New Years Day, Johannes Mehserle, a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer, shot and killed an unarmed Oscar Grant in the back after a New Years Night altercation on a train.
The above report from KTVU in Oakland, shows footage from a video taken by an anonymous passenger and given to the the lawyer for Grant’s [...]
