Oakland cops probe fatal shooting by BART officer
The man shot and killed by a BART Police officer has been identified by police as a 28year-old Oakland man.
Oakland police provided additional details on a Wednesday evening officer-involved shooting across from the West Oakland BART Station, confirming that an on-duty BART police officer was responding to a shooting in the area when he later fired at and killed Shaleem Tindle.
Tindle’s relatives mourned his death on social media, including Karim Mayfield, a boxer who has fought across the country and won the WBO NABO super lightweight title in 2011.
“My Heart Is broken, I lost my little brother Shaleem last night. Please don't ask me I'm I ok, becoase (sic) I'm obviously not,” he posted to Facebook.
The BART officer was inside the station when he heard shots about 4:40 p.m., according to the Oakland Police Department.
The officer found two men “in a struggle with each other” at Seventh and Chester streets. One man was armed with a handgun, police said.
“After several commands were given, the officer discharged his firearm striking the man who was in possession of the handgun,” the department said. “He later succumbed to his injuries.”
Authorities said a gun was found at the scene.
Witness accounts of the incident were similar. One witness told The Chronicle that two men were arguing before shots rang out. Another said she saw one man shoot the other in the leg, which led a BART police officer to run across the street from the station and shoot him.
Police are investigating how the second man was injured. The BART officer’s body camera recorded the incident.
A nearly 10-minute video of the aftermath of the incident posted to Facebook shows no clear perimeter established at the scene as one man lies on the ground handcuffed and held by a police officer and another man lies motionless.
Before officers begin lifesaving measures, one woman rushes over to the body, tries to perform CPR and is shooed away. Officers begin CPR about two minutes into the video.
The identity of the BART officer has not been released.
The Oakland Police Department’s homicide section is investigating the initial shooting and subsequent officerinvolved shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Oakland Police Department Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821.