KRON 4 and KRON4.com would like to know what you think based on what you've heard so far in the BART Shooting Trial.  Do you think the prosecution or the defense is doing a good job.  Have you changed your mind about what the outcome should be based on what you've seen and heard?

Three people charged with felonies in connection with violent protests in Oakland following a verdict in the Johannes Mehserle case are heading to trial.  An Alameda County judge on Monday ruled there was sufficient evidence to try 46-year-old Arthur Jackson, 28-year-old Sarah Thibault and 21-year-old Laramie Elliott on charges including burglary.

Police agencies throughout the San Francisco Bay area this week discuss communication breakdowns and logistical problems that hindered Oakland's response to unrest after this month's Johannes Mehserle verdict. Protests after white former BART police officer was convicted on July 8 of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Oscar Grant, who was black, led to looting, vandalism and fires.

An 8-year-old girl was killed in one of three separate residential fires in San Jose early this morning, a fire spokeswoman said. The fatal fire was reported at 1:42 a.m. at an apartment building at 1671 Hamilton Ave., near Meridian Avenue. In addition to the 8-year-old girl, eight others were taken to hospitals, mostly for smoke inhalation and some for scrapes and bumps, she said. None of those injuries were serious.

Dueling rallies in Walnut Creek over the BART Shooting Verdict are now finished with some witnesses say people on both sides spent more time yelling at each other than listening. Rallies in support of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle and supporters of Oscar Grant closed part of the East Bay community on Monday.  Police and barricades kept the two sides separate.

A BART police oversight bill signed into law on Thursday will take effect on Jan 1, 2011, exactly two years after a BART police officer shot and killed an unarmed passenger on the Fruitvale station platform in Oakland, BART officials announced Friday.

Walnut Creek police Chief Joel Bryden says the Police Department has plans in place to ensure that a pro-Johannes Mehserle rally scheduled for Monday remains peaceful. The rally, which is being organized on Facebook, is in support of Mehserle, a former BART police officer, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on July 8 for fatally shooting Oscar Grant III in the back on a platform at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Jan. 1, 2009.

Oakland police are posting photos on their website in the hopes that the public will come forward to help identify people who were involved in looting and vandalism during last week’s protest over the involuntary manslaughter verdict for former BART officer Johannes Mehserle.

Johannes Mehserle will learn his punishment in the involuntary manslaughter of Oscar Grant on the first Friday in November. A Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday set sentencing for Mehserle for 8:30 a.m. on November 5th of this year.  That's less than two months shy of the second anniversary of Grant's shooting death on the platform of the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland.

Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle may not learn his sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant until October or November. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Superior Court confirmed the timing to KRON 4 News.  No specific date for sentencing has yet been set.

The lawyer for former BART police officer Tony Pirone blasted a prosecution motion that seeks to compel Pirone to testify at the upcoming trial of another former officer who shot and killed an unarmed passenger in Oakland early on New Year's Day 2009. Former officer Johannes Mehserle, 28, is charged with murder for the shooting death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III on the platform of the Fruitvale station shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2009.

Oakland attorney John Burris is accusing BART officials and  their lawyer of putting out "misleading" and "false" information about  settlement discussions on behalf of family members of Oscar Grant III, who  was killed by a BART police officer last year. At a news conference Friday, Burris said he is "angry" and that comments by BART and its  lawyer have jeopardized a $1.5 million settlement for Grant's 5-year-old  daughter, Tatiana, that was announced last week and "undermined the progress"  toward a potential settlement for Grant's mother, Wanda Johnson.

San Francisco area transit officials say they've agreed to make a $1.5 million settlement payment in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man by a transit police officer. Oscar Grant was shot on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train platform in Oakland on New Year's Day 2009. BART said Wednesday the agency has agreed to pay Sophina Mesa, the mother of Grant's five-year-old daughter, Tatiana.

A Los Angeles judge said no cameras will be allowed in the relocated murder trial of a former Northern California police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man. During a pretrial hearing Friday morning, Judge Robert Perry denied media requests, explaining that based on his experience, "the presence of cameras in the courtroom is detrimental to the search for truth and justice." The former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer is charged in the killing of 22-year-old Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform on New Year's Day 2009.  Mehserle has pleaded not guilty.

The defense attorney for former BART police Officer Johannes  Mehserle and the attorney for the family of Oscar Grant III are both praising the assignment of a Los Angeles County judge to handle Mehserle's  case. Mehserle, 27, is charged with murder for the shooting death of  Grant, a 22-year-old Hayward man who had a criminal record but was unarmed,  on the platform of the Fruitvale station in Oakland shortly after 2 a.m. on  New Year's Day.

The decision to move Johannes Mehserle's trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit officer charged with killing an unarmed man on New Year's Day. Jurors throughout California are typically sympathetic to police, and the former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer could've expected a leg up before the start of trial in most any courtroom in the state's 58 counties. But legal analysts say Los Angeles is atypical and a bad draw for Mehserle.

Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle's murder trial will take place in Los Angeles County. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson ordered the trial moved to L.A. Thursday.  He had earlier granted the defense's change of venue motion after hearing evidence that it would have been difficult to find an impartial jury in the Bay Area.

Two wrongful death lawsuits filed by family members of a Hayward  man shot to death by a BART police officer on New Year's Day are set to go to  trial in federal court in San Francisco one year from now. At a hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel set a  trial date of Oct. 19, 2010, for the lawsuits, which were filed by the  parents and girlfriend of Oscar Grant III. The civil trial date is contingent on completion of a criminal  trial for former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle.

Now that a judge has ordered that former BART police Officer  Johannes Mehserle's trial be moved out of Alameda County, the state Judicial  Council will recommend up to three counties where his trial will be held. However, the final decision on where the trial should be moved  will be up to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson, who ruled that pretrial publicity and other factors have jeopardized Mehserle's  chances of getting a fair trial in the county.

The attorney for Oscar Grant III's family said today that he's  "not surprised" that a judge moved the murder trial of former BART police  Officer Johannes Mehserle away from Alameda County. A few minutes after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris  Jacobson's ruling was issued, attorney John Burris said Jacobson had to  "balance the interest of Mehserle in getting a fair trial."

The trial of former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle for the murder of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant will not take place in Alameda County. Judge Morris Jacobson says massive pre-trial publicity means Mehserle has "met his burden of showing there is a reasonable probability that he cannot get a fair trial in Alameda County."

Five friends of a 22-year-old man fatally shot in California by a former transit officer are suing the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency, alleging civil rights violations. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Francisco, the five are also suing the agency's police chief, general manager and the officers involved in the New Year's Day shooting.

A four-day hearing on whether former BART police officer Johannes  Mehserle's murder trial should be moved away from Alameda County ended Friday, but the judge in the case says he is taking the matter under submission and  will rule at a later date. Mehserle, 27, who is free on $3 million bail, is charged with  murder for the shooting death of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant III, 22, at  the Fruitvale station in Oakland early New Year's Day.

There's still no decision on where the trial of Johannes Mehserle will be held in the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART Station on New Year's Day. Prosecutors and defense attorneys argued for two and a half hours Tuesday without coming to a conclusion. The expert will return to the stand for more cross examination when the case resumes at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday.

A new audit scheduled to be released Thursday says that San Francisco Bay area transit officers need more training and presence on the area's trains and stations. The audit by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives comes in response to the New Year's Day fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white transit officer.

A judge has pushed back a change of venue hearing for a former transit officer charged with the fatal shooting of an unarmed man at an Oakland transit station. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson on Friday granted Johannes Mehserle's request to hold the hearing Oct. 6 instead of Oct. 2. The four-day delay was granted because an expert witness is recovering from major surgery.

A judge is denying a defense motion asking that a murder charge  against former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle for the shooting death  of Oscar Grant III at the Fruitvale station in Oakland be dismissed or  reduced. Michael Rains, Mehserle's lawyer, alleged at a hearing on Friday  that Alameda County Superior Court Judge C. Don Clay's ruling at the end of  Mehserle's preliminary hearing on June 4 ordering Mehserle to stand trial on  a murder charge was "arbitrary, capricious and patently absurd."

dge Thomas Reardon has until October 2 to announce his decision on the latest effort from former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle to have the murder charge against him dismissed. Judge Reardon heard arguments from prosecutors and Mehserle's defense attorney on the charges which are related to the New Year's morning shooting death of unarmed BART passenger Oscar Grant.

Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle will return to court  on Friday for a hearing on his motion asking that the murder charge against  him for the shooting death of Oscar Grant III be dismissed on the grounds  that the judge at his preliminary hearing made errors. Mehserle's lawyer says the shooting was an accident and did not involve a crime of malice.

The father of a man fatally shot by a transit police officer on New Year's Day is suing the San Francisco Bay area transit agency. Oscar Grant Jr., who is in prison for murder, filed the civil rights suit Friday in San Francisco federal court, seeking unspecified damages. Grant's 22-year-old son, Oscar Grant III, was unarmed when he was shot by former Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Johannes Mehserle.

A judge has delayed a hearing on a former transit officer's attempt to toss out his murder charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man on a train platform. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Thomas Reardon on Friday postponed the hearing until Sept. 4 to give the prosecution time to respond to defense attorney Michael Rains' motion to throw out Alameda County Superior Court Judge C. Don Clay's decision to have Johannes Mehserle stand trial.

Former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle is pleading not guilty to murder charges in connection with the shooting death of 22-year old Oscar Grant. During a 15 minute hearing Thursday morning Mehserle entered the plea.  Trial is set for October 13th at 9:00 a.m.

Johannes Mehserle's decision not to testify at a preliminary hearing left the judge hearing the case of the shooting of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant with no choice but to put the former BART Police Officer on trial for murder. Judge C Don Clay told the court, "this case boils down to the state of mind of Mehserle at the time of the incident."

BART Police Officer Tony Pirone says moments before the shooting death of Oscar Grant former officer Johannes Mehserle said "Get back Tony.  I'm going to taze him." That testimony came Wednesday as the preliminary hearing continues to determine if Mehserle should be held over on murder or manslaughter charges in the shooting which happened early on New Year's morning at the BART Fruitvale Station.

The lawyer for former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle has  filed a motion asking a judge to reconsider two rulings that the lawyer says  interfere with Mehserle's right to defend himself against charges that he murdered Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Hayward man who worked as a butcher at  an Oakland grocery store, at the Fruitvale station in Oakland about 2 a.m. on  New Year's Day after Mehserle and other officers responded to reports of a  fight on a BART train.

A Bay Area transit police officer who saw a fellow officer fatally shoot a 22-year-old train passenger said he could have prevented his own death had he followed orders. Officer Marysol Domenici testified Wednesday that Oscar Grant, who was shot in the back as he lay face down on a platform early New Year's Day, was uncooperative as officers tried to detain him and his friends following a fight on a train from San Francisco.

A transit officer said Tuesday that an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by another officer at an Oakland train station failed to obey her commands before his death. Bay Area Rapid Transit Officer Marysol Domenici testified during the fourth day of a hearing to determine whether former BART officer Johannes Mehserle will stand trial for murder for killing Oscar Grant.

The partner of the officer charged in an Oakland train station death said Wednesday the shooting happened during a chaotic scene where bystanders were yelling and one threw a cell phone at him. During the third day of a hearing to determine whether former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle will stand trial for murder, Officer Jon Woffinden said the New Year's Day incident was one of the most frightening he had experienced in his 12 years as an officer.

Defense Attorney Michael Raines says the allegations against former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle "do not make this a murder case." The comments came Wednesday morning after Judge C. Don Clay asked Raines to summarize his defense of Mehserle in the shooting death of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant. Raines says there was no malice on the part of the former officer.  The defense lawyer says Mehserle intended to use his taser and made a mistake when he used his service revolver to shoot Grant.  He also says Grant was actively resisting arrest and threatening the officers with a free left hand.

The prosecution has completed its presentation of evidence in the preliminary hearing for former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle.  The move comes after the court learned details for the first time about a fight involving shooting victim Oscar Grant and another passenger.

A judge who must decide if there's enough evidence to hold a homicide trial for former BART Police Officer Joahannes Mehserle is reviewing the first two of a number of videotapes showing the events leading up to the shooting death of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant. Testimony is now over for the first day or what's expected to be a two-week long preliminary hearing outlining the prosecution's case against Mehserle.

A preliminary hearing is now underway in the case against former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle while outside the courthouse protesters are gathering to make their voices heard. The demonstrators say they want Mehserle charged with first degree murder and not manslaughter in the New Year's Day shooting of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant. 

A judge has refused to reduce the bail for a former transit police officer charged with murdering an unarmed man on New Year's Day. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Larry Goodman last week denied Johannes Mehserle's motion to have his bail lowered from $3 million to $100,000. Attorney Michael Rains argued that bail should be reduced because a previous judge "abused his discretion because he was influenced by the public's outrage over this case."

The Bay Area Rapid Transit agency has hired an organization of black law enforcement executives to conduct a review of the department following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white transit officer. The agency's board of directors Thursday awarded the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives a $128,000 contract to assess BART police's diversity and the training officers receive about cultural awareness and the use of force, among other things.

BART Board President Tom Blalock said the transit agency will  toughen security measures at its meetings in the wake of an incident at  Thursday's meeting in which a man squirted red paint at General Manager Dorothy  Dugger. BART Police Chief Gary Gee said Dugger and Deputy General Manager  Marcia deVaughn were hit by the red paint and when BART Director James Fang  rushed to their assistance he also was hit with paint. Gee said Dugger, deVaughn and Fang weren't hurt in the incident,  which occurred at about 10:40 a.m. while the board room was packed with more  than 50 people who were criticizing the way in which BART has responded to an  incident at the Fruitvale station in Oakland early New Year's Day in which  passenger Oscar Grant III was shot and killed by BART police Officer Johannes  Mehserle.

An attorney for BART said in a legal filing today that the  shooting death of Oscar Grant at the hands of BART police Officer Johannes  Mehserle in Oakland on New Year's Day was "a tragic error" and Grant's own  actions contributed to the tragedy.  Responding to a $50 million lawsuit filed against BART by attorney  John Burris on March 2 on behalf of Grant's family in the wake of the man's  death at the Fruitvale BART station, BART attorney Dale Allen said the  transit agency admits Grant was shot in the back but denies the officers were  unprovoked when they tried to detain Grant.

Protesters are promising more demonstrations despite their failure Thursday to shut down the Bay Area Rapid Transit's Fruitvale station. Members of the group, "No Justice, No BART" crowded near the turnstiles of the station Thursday afternoon hoping to block passengers from getting on or off trains at the station.  After a stand-off with BART and Oakland police, witnesses say the demonstrators left the station and started chanting slogans on a nearby street corner. 

While an Oakland judge has lifted the gag order in the Bay Area Rapid Transit shooting case, several listed restrictions make it uncertain as to what new information will be released. As per the limitations, neither side can discuss the character of the defendant, identify witnesses, talk about expected testimony, comment on content of witness statements, talk about evidence, comment on expert witness testimony, comment on inadmissible evidence, comment on strength or weaknesses of the case, comment to set the record straight for fear of influencing the a jury pool or comment on change of venue.

Protesters are at today's BART Board meeting to demand the ouster of General Manager Dorothy Duggar and Police Chief Gary Gee in the wake of the shooting death of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant at the hands of former police officer Johannes Mehserle.  Mehserle is out on bail awaiting a murder trial in connection with the shooting. The board is hearing details of plans to hire an independent firm to investigate the shooting which happened at the Fruitvale station on New Year's morning.  Board members are also talking about creating an oversight board to monitor the transit agency's police force.

Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle is now out of jail on bail for the killing for unarmed passenger Oscar Grant. The Alameda County Sheriff's department confirms Mehserle left the Santa Rita jail at 3:45 p.m. Friday.  He was released after posting a $300,000 cash alternative to the $3,000,000 bail he was given in the case.  His release comes a full week after a judge had granted bail in the case.

The attorney for BART Police Officer Tony Pirone is blaming Oscar Grant for provoking a confrontation that eventually led to the shooting death of the unarmed BART passenger.  Bill Rapaport says he's hired a forensic expert to look at the videotapes of the incident frame by frame.  The lawyer concedes Pirone struck Grant with his right forearm after the passenger allegedly tried to attack him.  He says the tape clearly shows the officer did not commit a crime.

Oakland city streets are quiet following a protest by dozens of people angry with a judge's decision to set bail for former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle. Oakland police say nine people were arrested yesterday for failing to disperse. A police vehicle was damaged, and officers at one point deployed tear gas. But there were no reports of injuries or vandalism to storefronts.

Oakland police say nine people were arrested in a demonstration that followed a bail hearing for former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle on Friday.  Police spokesperson Jeff Thomason reports four juveniles and five adults were arrested for failing to disperse.

The attorney representing a family in a wrongful death claim against BART is calling for the transit agency’s police chief to be fired for circulating a memo telling officers how they can send money, food, books and personal mail to the former officer charged with murder. Attorney John Burris says the Grant family is shocked and appalled by BART Police Chief Gary Gee’s message,

BART says it will conduct a thorough internal investigation into new allegations of police misconduct involving another officer involved in the New Year's Day confrontation that led to the death of unarmed passenger Oscar Grant.  New videotape appears to show another unnamed officer throwing a punch that hits one of the suspects in the face.  Right now only former officer Johannes Mehserle faces criminal charges in connection with the shooting death of Grant.  A bail hearing originally set for today for Mehserle has been delayed until the end of the week.

Students from UC Berkeley and Berkeley middle and high schools are planning to march in protest of the fatal shooting of an unarmed man at the Fruitvale BART station on New Year’s Day. Organizers say their 2:30 p.m. rally at Sproul Plaza on Friday will push for a number of things, including an independent investigation into Oscar Grant’s shooting death and the disarmament of BART police.

A well-known criminal defense attorney is now representing a former Bay Area transit officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on New Year's Day. Attorney Michael Rains will defend 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle against a murder charge in the death of Oscar Grant.

bout 200 protesters rallied peacefully at a West Oakland train station Monday over the death of a young unarmed black man shot and killed by a white transit officer on New Year's Day. The demonstrators beat drums and carried signs that read "Stop police brutality in the black community" and "Justice for Oscar Grant" that featured a picture of the 22-year-old Hayward resident who was shot in the back while lying facedown on the Fruitvale train station platform.

Security is high in the West Oakland area as protesters prepare to launch another demonstration against the shooting of BART passenger Oscar Grant at the hands of a police officer.   Monday's protests will begin and end at the West Oakland BART station. Organizers of this event, like the people behind two previous protests, say they don't want any violence or vandalism.

As plans are solidified for Monday’s BART shooting protest, Oakland officials say they’re taking measures to ensure this peaceful rally doesn't spiral into violence. Mayor Ron Dellums’ spokesperson David Chai tells KRON 4’s Haaziq Madyun that they will be talking to merchants in West Oakland before the march to let them know that the city backs them 100 percent and will offer any assistance to make sure their businesses remain unharmed.

Private security guards will be patrolling the streets of downtown Oakland for the next couple of months as one response to the damage caused by vandals during protests prompted by the BART police shooting.
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums says an Oakland company will get the contract to send unarmed security officers to the City Center area.  The decision follows a meeting between the mayor and local business owners. A dozen and a half people were arrested on vandalism charges after protests Wednesday.  A similar protest a week earlier led to more than 100 arrests.

Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle will remain in custody in Alameda County at least until a week from Monday. Mehserle entered a not guilty plea on murder charges during his first court appearance Thursday afternoon.  The former BART officer is waiving his right to a speedy trial.  His attorney will ask the judge to grant bail at a hearing on January 26th.  Until then Mehserle will remain in custody.

Police tell KRON 4 they’ve arrested 18 people after Wednesday’s peaceful protest of the New Year's Day BART shooting in Oakland turned violent. Over a thousand people attended the protest which remained peaceful from about 4 to 8 p.m. Despite the mass amount of police presence and volunteer safety squad, several splinter groups of demonstrators wreaked havoc downtown.

About 50 people were evacuated from their homes after the parents of the former transit police officer arrested on charges of shooting an unarmed man found two suspicious packages on their porch. The Napa County Sheriff's department says the parents of Johannes Mehserle found two packages on their porch Wednesday evening.

Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff says he doesn't see any mitigating circumstances in the former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle's shooting of an unarmed passenger at the Fruitvale Station. Orloff made the remarks in a news conference annoucing the murder charges against Mehserle. "Murder charges were filed because the evidence indicates an unlawful killing done by an intentional act and there's nothing that would mitigate that lower than a murder," Orloff told reporters.   Orloff says the it will be up to the judge in the trial to determine if the jury will consider first or second degree murder charges or manslaughter.  A first degree murder conviction could bring a sentence of 50 years to life while second degree would keep Mehserle in prison for 40-years to life.

A former transit police officer has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed and allegedly restrained black man in an extraordinary case that has outraged residents and community leaders and set off violent protests. The murder charge against Johannes Mehserle, 27, was announced Wednesday by Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff. Legal experts said charging a law enforcement officer with murder for a shooting that happened while on duty was very rare.

Organizers of Wednesday’s BART shooting protest tell KRON 4 that they are working to ensure violence doesn’t erupt during their march and rally. Organizers expect over 1,000 protestors to attend the ‘Praying for Peace, Working for Justice’ rally. It is set to start at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland at 4 p.m. From there, they will march about ten blocks down 14th Street, which will be closed for the protest.

Widely aired video shows a white transit police officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man lying face down on an Oakland train platform in the third hour of the New Year. Those few seconds of grainy images have created tremendous legal and political pressures for Alameda County District Attorney Thomas Orloff, who must decide whether to charge Johannes Mehserle for the killing of Oscar Grant, 22.

BART officials say they know they made mistakes in the way they dealt with the community in the hours and days after a transit agency police officer shot and killed a passenger on New Year's morning.  BART spokesman Linton Johnson tells KRON 4 News not enough was done to offer information and support to people demanding to know more about the shooting. BART officials are working with the city of Oakland to prepare for a large protest planned for Wednesday in downtown Oakland.  Johnson says he hopes outside agitators whom he blames for last week's riot, don't show up this time.

Though many are worried a planned protest for Wednesday could turn into a riot like last week, Oakland police are predicting that it will be under control this time. KRON 4’s Haaziq Madyun talked to police spokesperson Jeff Thomason who says there will be no element of surprise this time around, “What’s going to be different is we’re going to have more officers out on the street. More officers on stand by, officers will already have their riot gear with them in case it turns violent. We will respond quicker.”

Officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board say they have concluded their preliminary investigation into the shooting of an unarmed rider at the hands of a transit system police officer. At a special meeting Monday, BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger announced that the transit agency had given its police report to Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff, “Now it is the district attorney’s responsibility to file charges in the case. We urge the district attorney to expedite its review of the evidence and bring the investigation to a conclusion.”

With reports of another major protest of the BART shooting planned for this coming Wednesday, many merchants in the 17th street area aren't taking any chances. You'll still find boards up over the windows at many of the shops in anticipation of more potential trouble. "Hopefully it's just a normal peaceful protest," Jason Mcafee with Temple Tattoo told KRON 4's Maureen Kelly.  "They've told us to keep the boards up on the shops for a week, the mayor did and everyone, just in case something else goes down so that we don't replace the glass and it all comes down again."

Of the 105 arrested on charges related to Wednesday night’s violent protest over a BART police shooting, KRON 4’s Dan Kerman says 90 were cited and released on charges such as rioting, inciting riot or resisting arrest. Additionally, Dan says one was charged with weapons possession, another with possession of a controlled substance and vandalism and a third charged with arson.

The Oakland District Attorney says it will take two weeks to complete the investigation into the death of Oscar Grant III, an unarmed man shot and killed by a BART police officer on New Year’s Day at the Fruitvale station. Friends and family of the victim held a press conference Thursday to address the violent riots that broke out Wednesday night following a protest at the Fruitvale station. Those close to Grant condemned the rioting, calling him a peacemaker.

In grainy cell-phone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train platform. Suddenly one of the officers draws his gun and fatally shoots the man in the back - then looks up. The New Year's Day death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant has led to violent street protests amid allegations from the family's attorney that some of the officers used racial slurs.

Protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer turned violent Wednesday night with windows broken, fires set and train stations closed. A few hundred protesters took the streets of downtown Oakland to condemn the shooting and call for criminal charges against 27-year-old officer Johannes Mehserle. Oakland police reported at least 15 arrests.

The Oakland Police Department may soon get involved in the investigation of the shooting death of a Hayward man by a BART Police officer on New Year's Day.  Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums is asking Oakland officers to launch a criminal investigation of the shooting that left Oscar Grant dead.  The Bay Area Rapid Transit police had been looking into the shooting along with the Alameda County District Attorney's office.

As a man fatally shot by a BART police officer on New Year’s Day was laid to rest, protestors continue to rally, shutting down service at the Fruitvale station. Oscar Grant III was shot and killed on the station's platform following reports of a fight on the train. Officials with the transit agency say trains are passing through the Fruitvale station over safety concerns.

Officials with BART say trains are passing through the Fruitvale station without stopping due to a protest taking place there. A bus bridge has been set up to transport displaced passengers. Groups are rallying to protest the death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III. Grant was shot and killed by a BART police officer on New Year’s Day following reports of a fight on the train.

Police and SWAT teams are swarming the streets of Oakland, hoping to quell crowds angry over the death of Oscar Grant III. Grant was fatally shot New Year’s Day by a BART police officer at the Fruitvale station. Near City Hall at 12th and Broadway, KRON 4’s Kate Thompson says police cars and officers are set up at almost every intersection, redirecting traffic and pushing protestors away from the area. Kate says officers are being taunted and screamed at, while the sound of bottles shattering fills the air. Many businesses in the area have brought down metal gates to protect their storefronts.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday against BART in connection with the shooting death of a man at the hands of a BART police officer early New Years Day alleges that officers violated his civil rights, illegally detained him and used excessive force. The suit was filed by attorney John Burris on behalf of Wanda Johnson, Grant’s mother, and Sophia Mesa, the mother of Grant’s 4-year-old daughter.

About 20 people rallied outside the Bay Area Rapid Transit  District's headquarters in Oakland today to protest an incident in which a  BART police officer shot and killed 22-year-old Oscar Grant III at the  Fruitvale station early on New Year's Day. Shouting passionately through a bullhorn, protest organizer Evan  Shamar of Oakland said, "A 22-year-old unarmed father was executed and  assassinated and BART expects us to swallow that the shooting may have been  an accident."

A veteran civil rights attorney who has talked to family members  and friends of a man who was shot and killed Thursday by a Bay Area Rapid  Transit police officer said today he thinks the shooting was not justified. John Burris, an Oakland attorney who has filed numerous lawsuits  against police departments on behalf of family members of people who have  been shot and killed by officers, said, "My sense is clear that this was an  unjustifiable shooting."