Details about 9/28 shooting at BART to Antioch transfer platform

At approximately 5:25pm on Monday, September 28, BART Police responded to the BART to Antioch transfer platform in Pittsburg after an argument between two people turned into a shooting.

Three victims with gunshot wounds were transferred to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The victims were not involved in the argument between the two suspects. BART staff on the transfer platform assisted the victims until medics arrived.

BART Police officers on their regular patrol of Pittsburg/Bay Point Station intercepted one suspect, 22-year-old Xavier Johnson of Pittsburg, on the trackway as he fled the scene. Police continue to search for a second suspect.

Train service between North Concord/Martinez and Antioch stations was temporarily stopped while BART Police conducted their investigation, and Tri Delta Transit provided bus service for BART passengers between the stations.

Service between North Concord/Martinez and Pittsburg/Bay Point was restored at approximately 7pm, and a train was carrying passengers between Antioch to Pittsburg Center. Service was restored to the Pittsburg transfer platform at approximately 10:58pm.

Article updated 9/29/26 12:09pm.