Oscar grant1/2/2023 YR Media’s Denise Tejada spoke with Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, Grant’s uncle, about the significance of reopening the case, how the family is dealing with the new investigation, and Grant’s legacy. Grant’s family is calling for charges against Anthony Pirone, one of the BART officers on the platform the day of the shooting. No other officer was charged.Īfter 11 years, a lot more police shootings and renewed calls for police accountability, Grant’s case is being reopened. Mehserle was charged with involuntary manslaughter and only served 11 months. by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle. He was was shot and killed on New Year’s Day 2009 at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland, Calif. People are watching what’s next in the case of Oscar Grant who was killed on a subway platform more than a decade ago.
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