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by Nsenga Burton onJune 13, 2011
Johannes Mehserle, the ex-BART officer, shot Grant while he was lying facedown on a train platform.
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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 6, 2010
The man who may have to serve only seven more months for killing an unarmed man wants bail.
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by Nsenga Burton onNovember 5, 2010
Two years for shooting an restrained, unarmed man lying face-down on a subway platform.
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by Nsenga Burton onOctober 5, 2010
Ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle's attorney says that prosecutors misled jurors.
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July 10, 2010
The man convicted of involuntary manslaughter apologizes for killing the unarmed transit rider.
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July 9, 2010
The Department of Justice's civil rights division will investigate the murder of Oscar Grant.
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by Lynette Holloway onJuly 9, 2010
The Root spoke to the Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton about what it takes to defuse the ongoing tension between the police and the black community.
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July 9, 2010
Riots broke out last night in Oakland as protesters were angered by an involuntary manslaughter conviction instead of murder.
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July 8, 2010
Ex-BART cop found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
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July 7, 2010
Storefronts board up glass as tension mounts during the wait for the verdict in the Oscar Grant murder trial.
