Civil Liberties

California BART Officer "Accidentally" Shoots Another

Transit police shooting happened during apartment search

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A California transit officer shot and killed another officer Tuesday in an incident that authorities are calling a "tragic accident."

The two Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers were conducting a search Tuesday afternoon of a Dublin apartment in connection with a spree of train robberies when the shooting occurred, according to Alameda County Sheriffs spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson.