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Firearms in the spotlight as Mehserle murder trial continues
[By Tashina Manyak | 15 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments]
Cephus Johnson tells reporters Mehserle did not accidentally draw his gun after firearms experts testify in court today. (Jennifer Courtney/CALIFORNIA BEAT)

(6/15) — UPDATED 19:55 PDT — LOS ANGELES — Firearms training was in the spotlight Tuesday as experts testified that movements made by former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle to release the weapon holstered at his right hip were inconsistent with the proper way to draw a gun.

Mehserle is charged with second degree murder for fatally shooting unarmed BART passenger Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009.

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Grant’s friend tells of rough handling by police before, after Grant’s shooting
[By Tashina Manyak | 15 Jun 2010 | Comments Off]
Sophina Mesa speaks with a member of John Burris' legal team outside the Los Angeles courtroom where opening trials took place June 10. Burris is representing Grant's family in a civil suit against BART. (Jennifer Courtney/CALIFORNIA BEAT)

(6/15) — 00:55 PDT — LOS ANGELES — One of BART shooting victim Oscar Grant’s friends described Monday the events leading up to the New Year’s Day 2009 shooting as witness testimony in the second-degree murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police officer who shot Grant, continued.