Woman Murdered At BART Station Identified

OAKLAND, CA — Two women were stabbed in a random attack at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland Sunday night, according to a BART spokesman. One woman died, while the other is hospitalized. The woman who died has been identified by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf as 18-year-old Nia Wilson. The attacker was arrested Monday night.

The mayor called the stabbings a horrific act. In a statement, she said, "The senseless and violent stabbing of two young women on a BART train platform last night has shaken our community."

"We all mourn in this moment and we will all work together to bring justice for Nia," Schaaf said.

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The bloody attack happened around 9:45 p.m. as the women stepped off a Warm Springs-bound train, according to a written release from Jim Allison, BART spokesman.

BART closed the station overnight as the women were helped, the police investigation was conducted and the station cleaned. It opened at 4 a.m., its usual opening time. Passengers who needed to reach the MacArthur station Sunday night rode a bus.

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via Shutterstock