BART Police investigating shooting with non-life-threatening injuries onboard train Tuesday evening

Update 09/17/25, 9:45am: BART PD continues to investigate and process evidence related to last night's shooting.  The victim, a 15-year-old-male, sustained non-life-threatening injures. BART PD located a person of interest last night but determined the person was not involved in the incident. 

BART PD is working with partner law enforcement agencies to identify and locate the suspect. If you have any information on this incident please call the BART PD Anonymous tip line at  510-464-7011. 

09/16/25, 9:13pm: The BART Police Department is investigating a shooting with non-life-threatening injuries that occurred on a northbound train approaching Fruitvale Station at about 7:30pm Tuesday evening. The 15-year-old victim was transported to a local hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

BART PD are actively searching for a suspect. Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect and victim were likely known to each other. The incident caused minor delays to service and the incident train was taken out of service and moved to another location for evidence processing. The shooting remains the focus of an active investigation.