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Oscar Grant

Case from Oakland, CA dated Jan 01, 2009

Victim Details

Oscar Grant III

Male

Black / African American

Oakland

CA

2009-01-01

22

Oscar

Grant

07/10/2026

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Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Black man, was tragically killed in the early hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2009, by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. The incident occurred at the Fruitvale BART Station, where officers responded to reports of a fight on a crowded train returning from San Francisco. Grant, along with several other passengers, was detained on the platform. During the altercation, BART officer Anthony Pirone kneed Grant in ...
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