COMMUNITY MEMBERS gathered Thursday for the 17th annual Oscar Grant vigil in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood.
Grant, 22, was shot dead on New Year’s Day 2009 by a BART police officer on a platform at the Fruitvale BART station, while another officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.
Videos captured by onlookers were publicized on television and the internet, precipitating widespread protests demanding police accountability…