22-year-old Carlos Reyes, who was only two feet away from Grant at the time of the shooting, said the incident began after a short fight between Grant and another man on the BART train.
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Tashina is a contributing writer for The Campanil. She is a senior international relations and Latin American studies double major with a minor in journalism.
A young friend of Oscar Grant broke down in tears on the witness stand today as video he filmed of Grant’s shooting by former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle was played for a Los Angeles jury.
Alameda County Deputy District Attorney David Stein, the prosecutor in the case, argued in his opening statement that Mehserle intended to shoot Grant.
The prosecution and defense in the second-degree murder trial for Johannes Mehserle make first impression to jury.
The prosecution will be allowed to present into evidence a cell phone photo Oscar Grant took which depicts Mehserle holding a Taser moments before pulling out his gun and shooting Grant.
All five black potential jurors were dismissed from the trial in a surprisingly quick selection process on Tuesday, June 8.
At a candlelight vigil in Downtown Oakland on the eve of jury selection in the second-degree murder trial of former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle, supporters of shooting victim Oscar Grant said they were not happy about the direction the trial has taken so far.