PHOTOS: Peaceful reaction, violent protests after Mehserle verdict
Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police Officer who shot and killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Los Angeles jury.
The jury found Mehserle not guilty of the most serious charge he faced: murder. Mehserle faces five to 14 years in state prison for Grant’s killing.
These are photos of the reaction to the verdict on the streets of Oakland, as captured by Beat reporters on scene.
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- A man speaks to the assembled crowd at an open-mic rally at 14th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland following the Mehserle verdict. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- A man in an “I am Oscar Grant” T-shirt speaks to the assembled crowd at an open-mic rally at 14th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland following the Mehserle verdict. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- The crowd at a rally at 14th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland following the Mehserle verdict. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- A large banner reading “Oakland Says Guilty” was hung from a stoplight in Downtown Oakland during a gathering after the verdict in the Johannes Mehserle trial. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO)
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- A protester holds up a sign at a rally at 14th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland following the Mehserle verdict. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- Police officers and a crowd at a rally at 14th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland following the Mehserle verdict. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- A man wears a “Wanted for Murder” flyer at a rally at 14th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland following the Mehserle verdict. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- A woman knocked down by a police car backing away from protesters at 12th and Broadway. She was not badly hurt and declined medical assistance. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT)
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- A broken window at a Foot Locker store in Downtown Oakland looted during post-Mehserle verdict rioting. (Heather McDaniel / The Campanil)
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- Alameda County sheriff’s deputies arrest a man at 11th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO)
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- A police blockade on 17th and Telegraph in Oakland. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO)
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- Vandalism at the Caltrans building on Webster and Grand in Oakland. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO)
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- A bus used to transport detainees following unrest in Oakland after the Mehserle verdict. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO)
More photos are available on Beat reporter Vanessa Guerra’s Flickr page.
The California Beat and The Campanil’s joint continuing coverage of the Johannes Mehserle BART Shooting trial is funded in part through Spot.Us. Visit our special trial news page and help fund this project.
Vanessa Guerra and Heather McDaniel reported from Oakland, and Jennifer Courtney and Tashina Manyak reported from Los Angeles. Contact the Beat at news@californiabeat.org.
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