Shooting At Contra Costa BART Transfer Platform Injures Three: Report

CONTRA COSTA, CA — An argument between two people erupted into gunfire on BART’s transfer platform Monday evening, wounding three people and stopping train service.

BART police responded to the BART-to-Antioch platform at approximately 5:25 p.m. Paramedics took the three victims to local hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to BART.

Police arrested one suspect nearby and continue searching for a second.

Real-time messages on BART social media and dispatcher audio captured a hectic, frightening scene.

Dispatch audio reported someone witnessing gunfire on the platform. Another report described a man dressed in black running with a gun.

Dispatch audio captured the initial reports from the scene.

"Someone saw gunfire on transfer platform," a dispatcher said, according to ABC7News.

Another dispatch report stated: "man seen running in all black with a gun,"ABC7 News reported.

BART suspended service between North Concord/Martinez and Antioch while crime scene technicians worked on the platform.

Riders headed toward Antioch had to leave trains at Pittsburg/Bay Point, where they waited in long lines for buses or sought other rides, according to reports.

A rider, William Lane of Antioch, was returning home from San Francisco when he learned what happened from a text message. “I checked my phone. It said it was a shooting in Pittsburg. I was like, woah...” Lane told ABC7 News.

"It was a little scary because this is the commute I take every day," Antioch resident Tyler Johnston told ABC7 News.

Tri Delta Transit provided buses for stranded riders.

Trains resumed running between North Concord/Martinez and Pittsburg/Bay Point first.

Service returning to its regular schedule Tuesday morning.

Police have released no further details about the two people believed to be involved, and the investigation continues.