Crime & Safety
BART Stabbing Suspect Photos: Can You ID This Man?
Multiple people were injured Sunday at the Lafayette BART station.
LAMORINDA, CA — Do you recognize this man? Have you seen him on BART before?
BART Police released three photos of the suspect in a stabbing Sunday at the Lafayette BART station. On Sunday, it was reported that two people were taken to a hospital while a third person who was injured left before police arrived. BART now says that there was no third person, just two victims.
BART reports that the suspect boarded a train in Rockridge with another person. According to a report from BART, "The two subjects then stop at a seat where an unidentified third subject was apparently sleeping. The two subjects then opened the sleeping man’s backpack and removed multiple items. The man awoke and the two subjects walked away."
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When the train arrived in Lafayette, the sleeping man and the two who boarded in Rockridge all got off the train. That's when a fight erupted that left two men injured. The suspect reportedly ran away from the station. Police using canines spent hours searching the surrounding neighborhood, but the suspect got away.
If you recognize the man in the photos or have other info, such as where you've seen him get onto and off trains, call BART PD at 510-464-7040.
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An update on the victims' conditions is not available.
-Images via BART
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