Peter Da Silva / EPA
Police tackle demonstrators during a protest that turned into a riot on the streets of Oakland, California, on Wednesday. Demonstrators were protesting the shooting of a 22-year-old unarmed black man, Oscar Grant, by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer turned violent Wednesday night as demonstrators smashed windows, set fire to several cars and blocked streets.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer turned violent Wednesday night as demonstrators smashed windows, set fire to several cars and blocked streets.
A few hundred protesters took the streets of downtown Oakland to condemn the shooting and call for criminal charges against 27-year-old officer Johannes Mehserle. Oakland police reported at least 14 arrests.
Mehserle resigned from the transit agency shortly before he was supposed to be interviewed by investigators Wednesday.
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