Group plans BART station shutdown until demands are met

Officer Johannes Mehserle has already resigned from the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police department over his role in the shooting death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant. He is facing murder charges, reports KGO-TV San Francisco.

The shooting death of Grant has caused public outrage as it was caught on videotape and widely disseminated over the Internet.

In addition to calling for a murder conviction of Mehserle, "No Justice, No BART" is also demanding the suspension of all other police officers involved in the fatal shooting while each is investigated, as well as the resignation of BART's general manager, police chief and any other employees believed to be accountable in an alleged attempt to cover up the shooting investigation.

"No Justice, No BART" will attempt to shut down the Fruitvale BART station during the evening rush hour next Thursday.

"The group says that until demands are met, it will hold weekly actions that disrupt BART's ability to conduct business as usual," according to KGO-TV.

The BART board of directors will also soon receive reports from an outside consultant firm hired to review the system's police department and the internal affairs investigation of the shooting.