Thu, Jan 8, 2009 -- 5:30 PM

Oakland BART Station Shooting Follow-Up
More developments today in the follow-up to the shooting death last week of Oscar Grant at an Oakland BART station. Police are out in force in downtown Oakland, and businesses there sent workers home early this afternoon, fearing a repeat of last night's riot. Meanwhile, Oakland Police and the Alameda District Attorney's office said they are setting up a parallel investigation into the shooting, along side the investigation underway by BART police. Two state lawmakers say they will introduce a bill forcing BART to create an independent oversight body for the transit police force - something it has lacked since its creation in 1957. Host Cy Musiker talks about the shooting and the follow-up with Golden Gate University Law Professor Peter Keane, a former Public Defender and Police Commissioner.

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