Man sought in MacArthur BART Station stabbing

BART police are looking for another knife-wielding man who slashed the thumb of a passenger during an argument on a train at MacArthur Station.

The stabbing, which occurred at about 9:18 p.m. Saturday, left the victim with a 1-inch cut on one thumb, according to BART police. The wound was described as minor, but the man was taken to a hospital for treatment.

BART spokesman Chris Filippi said no suspect has been arrested and the weapon has not been recovered.

The suspect is described as a black male, 50 to 60 years old, with black hair, about 5 feet 9 in height and weighing about 220 pounds. He was wearing a navyblue Cal baseball hat, a gray T-shirt and gray pants. The suspect was also holding a gray pull-type shopping basket with a black backpack inside.

The incident took place on a Warm Springs-bound train. Service to MacArthur Station was halted for about an hour while police investigated.

Investigators are reviewing video from on-train and platform surveillance cameras, Filippi said, to gather more information and possibly a photo of the suspect.

The stabbing comes days after a knife attack in the Warm Springs Station parking lot early Thursday morning, more than an hour after BART shut down for the night. According to police, a homeless man was stabbed several times, suffering minor wounds to the chest and the buttocks.

BART police on Friday announced an arrest in the case, crediting it to video footage. They released images of the suspect Thursday and that night an officer at the Richmond Station recognized and arrested Joshua Fecker, 21.

Saturday’s stabbing comes a little more than a month after the July 22 fatal stabbing at the MacArthur Station took the life of Nia Wilson, 18, and injured her sister. It was the third homicide on the transit system in a week.

On Aug. 3, a double stabbing also took place at MacArthur Station.

In the wake of the Nia Wilson attack, BART police stepped up patrols and ordered its force to work mandatory overtime, six shifts a week.

BART has experienced a 66 percent increase in violent crimes over the past five years.

BART spokesman Chris Filippi said no suspect has been arrested.