Armed Man Killed at Train Station During Confrontation with BART Officers, Oakland Police

Armed man shot and killed at train station after confrontation with BART Officers & Oakland police.

Another shooting at a BART station in Oakland, Ca., has occurred. According to media reports, a man was shot and killed Saturday during a confrontation with Bay Area Rapid Transit officers and Oakland police. The incident occurred after Oakland police received a call about 8:15 a.m. (PST) of an armed man, who has not been identified, walking toward the Fruitvale BART station, according to CNN. Police notified BART officers, who also responded.

BART officers were the first to reach the suspect, described as a Hispanic male between 30 and 40 years old, Thomason said. The BART officers chased the man from the station to the street, where Oakland police joined in the pursuit over four blocks in the Fruitvale area. Thomason said Oakland police tried to Taser the man twice, but to no effect. The man, armed with two knives, then attempted to charge at one of the officers, a police statement said. Multiple officers opened fire, killing him, the statement said. Source

According to the Oakland Tribune, the man had been carrying two knives and yelled "shoot me, shoot me." He had reportedly also charged at an officer who was attempting to subdue him with a Taser, the Tribune states.

We won't take sides, but it is interesting to note that this was the same city that saw the death of Oscar Grant, an unarmed man, at the hands of convicted former police officer Johannes Mehserle. The BART officers will be under a microscope in this incident.