Eyewitness at California Shooting Speaks to Reporter

Viewer Discretion is Advised Due to Profanity

Karina Vargas happened to be at a Bay Area Rapid Transit Station very early News Years Day. There was a fight on the train and BART Officers came to it break up. Oscar Grant is seen in the video amongst the group the officers rounded up.

In a video posted on YouTube, Vargas footage is shown first and the next segment of the video has her speaking to a reporter from a local station at what seems to be her residence.

In the interview, she did mention the officer who shot Grant was shocked himself when he realized what he had done.

If she didn’t get into the train in time after the shooting, a BART Officer would have confiscated her camera.

This is the reaction from a representative of BART after watching the video a TV reporter presented to him.

As a result of the shooting, a riot occurred in the streets of Oakland.

CBS5: Inside The Oakland Riot: A First-Hand Account

And the BART Officer Resigned

All Headline News: BART Officer In Fatal Shooting Resigns; Protests In Oakland Turn Violent

For some people watching the video, it might reopen fresh wounds and perspectives of how officers react in a situation regarding a person of color. However, others might say they have to listen to both sides before making an opinion of the event.

The comments on YouTube from viewers of the videos ranged from prejudice to outrage. Here are two examples below.

From the Reactions From BART Officials Over New Video Of Fatal Shooting YouTube video (second one right above)

FormalScience (31 minutes ago)

Terrible injustice on this kid and his family, cops are just to trigger happy. Did the cop think he had his taser in his hand, not his firearm?, there were plenty of police there to overpower him if necessary so why pull a weapon at all?.

From the Oakland, Ca Fruitvale Bart Station Shooting. Full Video and interview with Karina Vargas (first video above)

Lowranger7 (31 minutes ago)

Glad he’s dead. Hope he suffered. A fitting end for all n*****s…and f**s too !