BART police release info in pair of homicide cases

Monday, July 23, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- BART police revealed two other deaths beside the tragic stabbing of Nia Wilson, that resulted from attacks in the last five days at BART stations.

They say early Saturday morning at the Bay Fair station, two men were arguing on the platform when one man, who was captured on surveillance video, walked up and punched one of them in the head.
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The suspect is described as being about 5'8" to 5'10"... Medium build... With "shoulder-length dreadlocks" in a ponytail and a beard.

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Witnesses say the victim who fell to the ground and later died was a 47-year-old transient.

BART police also revealed an incident that turned fatal at the Pleasant Hill station.



Last Wednesday, a skirmish broke out between two men.

A 51-year-old Pittsburg resident left the train with a bloody lip and a cut to his knee.

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He went to the hospital the next day on Thursday, not feeling well.

He was dismissed, but was found dead in his bed on Friday.

The 20-year-old man involved in that fight is being held at the county jail in Martinez on assault charges, but given the death, the charges could be upgraded.

BART police are asking anyone with information on these cases to contact them at 877.679.7000.

Go here for full coverage on the stabbing at Oakland's MacArthur BART station that took the life of 18-year-old Nia Wilson.

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