Woman, 74, dies after being pushed in front of BART train

Kevin Ko reports on the shocking death of an elderly woman after she was allegedly pushed in front of a BART train at Powell Street Station. (7/2/2024)
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[@wsol80]

If he was in prison for his dozens of previous crimes, that lovely woman would still be alive. We need justice reform that protects future victims, not the criminals.

[@chuckxu5910]

The victim family is going after BART for not installing barriers on trains platforms, they will sue BART not the homeless bum because he got nothing

[@oldrrocr]

sadly, he'll probably be out in a year...

[@rfmerrill]

As far as I can tell none of his previous arrests were for violence against people. One burglary, a couple vandalisms, and then a whole bunch of trespassing, and "disorderly conduct (solicit lewd act)" (which could be cruising or prostitution).

[@aaabbb-py5xd]

Lol, let me guess, not racism, just another asian

[@podcastfan2544]

Yeah but deyz b oppressed n sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@ballerman22345]

SO WHY IS THIS GUY WALKING THE STREETS, should be in JAIL PERMANENTLY

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Liberal run political and justice systems. Care more about the criminals than the victims.

[@Shelly641]

Maybe voters want to be next?

[@elmusicochavez194]

He is in jail. He is booked

@@Shelly641 is ignorance generational in your gene pool?

[@thelmam1048]

@@elmusicochavez194 he is jail and will be released before the sun is out

[@jimbochoo3316]

Condolences to the woman's family and friends.

[@tonimilstead5089]

She's beautiful. She doesn't look close to 74. This is so awful!🤬🤬

[@kathleenking47]

Phillipinos look young My husband is part, and he looks 10 years younger

[@slomo4672]

Maybe old photo

[@Moanalei]

@@slomo4672shes my tita, im pretty sure these pics were all this year

[@Alibadbad]

Asians look a lot younger

[@Alibadbad]

@@slomo4672like 2 to 3 years old maybe

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I have not rode on BART for a long time and this scares me. How can anyone be so evil?

[@needparalegal]

Have you been in a coma? Half the country is this evil.

[@bigjimtenbillion]

And they all vote Democrat

[@kineticfractal6804]

ridden not rode

[@ElonMuckX]

This happens on NYC subways once a week!

[@blackswan5095]

I only go to the city for VA doctors appointments. For the last four years, I have used Uber.

[@v.britton4445]

This guy should not be out in the first place.

[@shanedillon9117]

That's how California rolls. Lack of police and dispatchers as well. Vote wisely.

[@San_Francisco_Downtown_Watcher]

I am sorry , San Francisco is just too dangerous to commute. The suspect will be released in the next few weeks due to mental state. It is common

[@evilfingers4302]

Give me a break, Crimes of every kind are being committed everyday in every US city and all around the world.

[@malin7919]

The result of soft on crime policy. Vote this fall for your family and community.

[@GeeBee909]

Not this time, someone died as a result of his actions AND the press coverage is large

[@GeeBee909]

@noahpatterson5667 Same old finger pointing. EVERY crime, this gets so old. So a republican has never committed a crime eh? The name "Trump" means crime (tax cheat, woman molester, not paying for goods or services, ex-wive dumped in golf country club for tax breaks, CONVICTED FOR 34 crimes etc.etc..etc..etc..) I could go ON and ON and ON. You republicans are something else with you "selective memories". When your boys do wrong YOU NEVER MENTION IT.

[@evilfingers4302]

@@San_Francisco_Downtown_Watcher you think SF is too dangerous to commute, try Oakland, Chicago, or better yet, go to NYC, the crimes in their Subway system are no different.

[@M22k46fpk]

Vote wisely! As reported, this guy had committed many crimes prior to this incident!

[@John-pz6nm]

No condolences for the family Just you using this tragedy as an opportunity to push your narrative Disgusting. Sit in judgement of yourself

[@jimthompson8947]

If votes mattered. Revoke your taxes wisely, then maybe you'll be heard. Baaa 🐑

[@saradjtowingllc2477]

Vote democrat if anyone can change this its Joe Biden😂

[@StephenDavis-vh4oc]

You are not supposed to connect the dots to the idea that a history of committing crime means he will commit crime again, because the majority of voters in SF want to see criminals as victims of society that should be protected.

[@MrVenona]

@@John-pz6nm Yes, the shocking narrative that someone who has 20+ criminal cases in the past is pretty likely to commit crimes in the future.

[@girlindesert]

She was murdered! How cold blooded!

[@mineolahome5243]

"A long criminal history" Not surprised. A life of crime without consequences. Such is the state of our society. RIP

[@jacknguyen5677]

People voted for that system. A utopia system that murders don’t go to prison.

[@Falconlibrary]

I was a BART rider for many years. I witnessed people trying to shove riders onto the tracks several times over the years, and even helped rescue a man who someone pushed on the tracks. BART cops do not patrol the stations. BART cops don't even answer calls when you report crimes. I gave up riding BART after I was beaten for trying to stop some guys from molesting a frightened young woman and took the ferry from Oakland to San Francisco, instead. Tripled my commute time but at least I was safe. I advise that no one should ride BART if they can possibly avoid it. If you can't, do not ride after dark. Tourists should NEVER ride BART. Do not stand near the platform's edge and do NOT stand facing the tracks. Take your headphones off and look up from your phone. BART cops will NOT protect you and they won't even apprehend most suspects. BART cops basically "quiet quit" after BART cop Johannes Mehserle was convicted of killing Oscar Grant in 2009. I once called BART cops when some thugs blocked all exits from the 12th Street station and demanded a "toll" from riders. The dispatcher refused to send anyone, but she did chuckle and say "You can always do a citizen's arrest." Then she hung up. I called the Oakland PD and they told me to call the BART cops. I got on the train and went to the next station and walked home from there.

[@MrNobody55555]

How come they don't install deck rails to keep people from getting shoved onto the tracks, or even from falling onto the tracks. ... Install protective railing, problem solved.

[@balloonpoop]

​@@MrNobody55555 then what? What's the next bandaid you are gonna suggest to combat rampant mental illness that is rapidly escalating? Don't leave your home ever? Is that your ultimate goal? Should we all just let absolute psychopaths run the streets and all public services that we pay for?

[@echung168]

@@MrNobody55555 Probably because BART claims they are a billion dollars overbudget and isn't bringing in the profits it thought it would have. Yet prices have always gone up. They probably saying no money, or no need to add it. Honestly, every transit system across the globe has some kind of railing system to prevent accidents and intents such as these.

[@makeupmyownmind3746]

All the extra work it takes for the operator to line up the train with tbe openings? How dare you suggest something so simple and obvious in this super majority Democratic run state and city! ​@@MrNobody55555

[@aleksandreliott5440]

This is the kind of stuff that leads to brutal vigilantism.

[@4damula]

The guy who did it is a known crazy. He shouldn't have been walking free in the first place. He's definitely going to a mental institution. There's no way the guy fit for trial

[@galvanizedgnome]

He will be the mayor

[@Sunnydreamer1470]

Why wasn’t he in an institution?! Why after all he’s done he was out walking around and now she’s dead because of it!

[@randykirk62]

All those judges that let him out are at fault..

[@DJ-gc6fj]

Very interesting that you talk about her ethnicity by divulging where she came from, but you don’t mention the ethnicity of the suspect. Three guesses as to why

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

Basketball Americans

[@DonHendrickson-xd7jw]

It's that 13% again.

[@Sereneh468]

For sure usual suspects.

[@BaseballPlayer0]

blk, blk and blk. Why do we let the worst part of society be the most coddled and protected. I can't even type out the full word for fear of getting banned

[@BaseballPlayer0]

@@10MM-MAGAMAN-420 Say the color

[@Eric--zs6um]

You all created this movement of violence and disorder. T This lady was somebodies mother friend significant other. This is all bs.

[@erincoco612]

You all....what are you talking about?

[@d1nonly14ever3]

Movement of violence? Violence has dropped.

[@Crazykirkman]

​@@d1nonly14ever3 I hope ur being sarcastic fr

[@poempadgett4664]

@@d1nonly14ever3 Only because most incidents are not being investigated, so not reported and charged. Crime statistics go down when the law isn’t being enforced as much. This is happening in many states and cities now, in FACT.

[@shantalynn]

I think "you all" means the media.

[@hiiiimymelody]

She sounds like a strong woman who wasn't going to let anything stop her. I am very sorry to her family and friends.

[@Dan.50]

The media also need to be held both legally and financially accountable for their roles in helping create this violent crime epidemic.

[@jamesclancy8091]

It's called liberalism.

[@jessiejoseph1093]

Oh, please. How about people taking responsibility for their own conduct? How about the justice system locking up repeat offenders?

[@laurenurban3942]

All the crime keeps the media in business.

[@johnsonbui]

How my man ? Media create mental illness 😢😢😢

[@BaseballPlayer0]

The worst part of society is the most protected

[@MegaGeorge1948]

In Japan and even China, There is a barrier on the edge of the elevated train platform that protects those who are on the platform from falling on the tracks. Not so in America.

[@slomo4672]

No money. Got to defend Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. And maintain the 800 military bases around the world 🌎

[@Bovada-c3i]

200 year old infrastructure never updated. Other countries are light years ahead.

[@OntopoftheRN]

@@slomo4672Why?😂

[@OntopoftheRN]

@@Bovada-c3iAdding the glass barriers with sliding doors will not cost fortune. 😂

[@OntopoftheRN]

What do you mean by ”even China”? 😂 China is a much safer place compared with any cities in the States.

[@bonnolog]

No photo of the perpetrator?

[@tomnguyen9931]

What do you think he is. I give you a hint. It start with a "B".

[@Boobooli]

blm

[@donlee.4308]

@@tomnguyen9931if that was a “W” that person’s name and picture is already posted in an instant.

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy is Asian racist people

[@joshuahanson5233]

He got what he wanted, free room and meals. smfh

[@ellobo1326]

ALWAYS the same victim/perpetrator dynamics.

[@jgjg3848]

Not always. Sometimes their victims are Jews.

[@BoomTribeEntertainment]

Of course the media excludes the race; which is a racist thing to do 😅

[@realityqueen3173]

but thats raseeeeeeessss -pink blue haired non binaries

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy is Asian. That’s why the nephew said it wasn’t racial

[@myronsmith2114]

They guy is also Asian

[@wavehifi]

Sue the city for neglect

[@blackhawk6615]

I learned years ago! Never stand near the edge! Of the platform!

[@Monstacheeks]

Getting pushed in front of train is a horrific tragedy I don’t wish upon another…My Deepest Condolences.

[@gregchambers3365]

Prayers for the family. 😢

[@mamaschronicles3244]

Where is his picture?

[@lilybond6485]

Protecting the murderer.

[@patstar5]

I wonder if suspect is B L A C K

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy is Asian

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy is Asian. Do your research

[@Odell153]

In your pocket

[@jonjuan1955]

Societal collapse is a global issue.

[@SuperChangcho]

not really

[@Hunter_Nebid]

@@SuperChangcho either elaborate or run along.

[@Hunter_Nebid]

@jonjuan1955 It's intentional. The Globalist Left is showing itself for the deadly spawn of Communism and Facism that it is. Wokeness is cancer.

[@SuperChangcho]

@@Hunter_Nebid there's societal 'collapse' in some us cities whenever you have progressive democrats, little by little dissolving civilization. Not a global issue. and I won't 'run along'.

[@lifeisbeautiful7452]

Enforce fares and we wouldn’t have half these issues.

[@yougottabekiddiing]

How’s that “going light on crime” working for you all in San Francisco?

[@Ali-uf5du]

I finally got a better job just outside the city and no longer needed to relay on transit. Thank god. The city is a hell hole these days.

[@latashaw.322]

R.I.P. 💔

[@josephwurzer4366]

What do we know about the murderer? A photo of the attacker?

[@RazorFriendly]

No photo means he's in a protected class of criminal we're not allowed to talk about.

[@TickleMeChelmno]

Diversity like always

[@ibasventures]

Unfortunately it is illegal to post mugshot in San Francisco bec they deemed it racist 😢

[@ravenger2711]

he's from the basketball people

[@Thekomokoro]

Just like dogs, certain breeds act differently even though they all belong to the same animal species.

[@hellajassy]

She was beautiful ❤️ such a tragedy. 😢

[@ElonMuckX]

2:01 “Can’t recall an incident….” maybe on BART, but nation wide, incidences like this are WAY up, especially in NYC.

[@DJStyles]

This is a horribly tragic story but did any of you catch the person to the right hop the turnstile towards the end of the report. It's straight madness out here.

[@mariogarcia1415]

So sad what’s happening in San Francisco. The economy, crime and the many companies leaving. But this particular incident is horrific.

[@bethanyhealy4989]

Just another day in SF.

[@prestondula1644]

these things are happening throughout the bay area. I've been threatened more than once at bart stations by mentally unstable convicts

[@shelialittle4980]

So sad 😢

[@JohnUSA-vw9tl]

with many criminal charges yet still walking on the streets?? our justice system is f@cking nuts!!! Now look at what happened, another crime commited by the same guy who thinks that his life only matters.

[@frey8725]

No mug shot? Odd.

[@realityqueen3173]

but thats raseeeeeeeeesssss -pink/blue/green haired non binaries

[@tiktik1994]

That, or bl-

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy is also Asian

[@steveloux4709]

So sad. I see a lot of commuters stand close to the marked boarding zones eager to board and hopefully get a seat, but for years I have moved as far from the tracks as possible when trains are inbound for this very reason. Too much mental illness present around BART to take a chance.

[@Landis_Grant]

The train conductor took medical leave suffering from PTSD

[@SKF358]

She was 74?! OMG.

[@everaldduncan296]

Wickedness evil.

[@katthefantastic]

No suprised at all. There's no compassion anymore. 🖤

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Very sad. Have to wonder if it was a hate crime.

[@isaacsac5]

Since I have been riding Bart lately I have seen no police officers on the trains and none in any of the stations that I have been to. So far I have not had any issues on Bart where I would need the police.

[@TheGor54]

Do you Need the police? When you need the police, its too late.

[@peggyg7442]

That's because Y'all Voted To Defund the Police Be Soft On Crime And No Cash Bail

[@ms.peaches2834]

Condolences, hi,from Chicago South Side

[@Tierone1337]

People think bart is safe because they are not Asian

[@nikkirockznikkirockz8551]

What do you mean??

[@__shifty]

@@nikkirockznikkirockz8551 he's drinking the "asians are being racially profiled" kool-aid. we got another forever victim over here complaining instead of rising above it. the only person going to come to your rescue is yourself, regardless of race.

[@DJ-gc6fj]

Sorry, nobody thinks Bart is safe or San Francisco for that matter

[@arturoanton2958]

Criminals with a long c.record already reached a point of no return.The justice system protect them,and blame the victims.

[@l337pwnage]

I liked when they admitted they won't release security footage because it would enforce stereotypes 🤣

[@erlindaronas3259]

Very sad. Let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

[@christophernogowski517]

Prayers and condolences to family members and friends Horrible uncomprehensible human behavior That's why I stand against the wall until the train arrives and doors open This way I can keep aware of my surroundings I don't have to worry about what's going on behind me sad incident said you beings demons

[@joanofarcxxi]

Omg, that is horrific. 😢.

[@FirehorseCreative]

Absolutely heart wrenching.

[@AngelAngel-so9rz]

🚨SANCTUARY CITY ✊🏾✊🏾

[@John-pz6nm]

No condolences Just an opportunity to push your biased narrative Sickening You're the problem

[@winterbeaches]

Rest in peace, beautiful, kind hearted lady. 🤍

[@rogerbritus9378]

When does it become a hate crime?

[@Daniellelp921]

What a pretty lady. So senseless. I will never understand how people come to the decisions that they make.

[@podcastfan2544]

You must'nt have had too many dealings with the 🏀 folk

[@aimsays]

Rest in joyful peace in Heaven ❤ God help all us left behind still

[@LCx829]

This would traumatize me for life. Poor woman. 😢

[@MrNobody55555]

This is also happening in NYC Subways. Why don't they put rails to keep people from getting shoved onto the tracks ... or even to prevent people from accidentally falling. By law in many states, if you build a deck, you have to build a rail to keep people from falling off the edge.

[@bikedawg]

i don't understand why they don't erect barriers to prevent people from falling in. they a put auto open gates when the train arrives. this is not rocket science.

[@slomo4672]

No money. Got to defend Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

[@bikedawg]

@@slomo4672 BART mostly is state funded.

[@slomo4672]

@@bikedawg Federal government can give money to states if it wants to

[@helenak.5762]

​@@slomo4672. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@byefelicia8632]

OMG. I’m so saddened by this. Imagine the terror she through when pushed 😢😢😢 Deeply saddened.

[@Landis_Grant]

She felt instant 1-second pain then died

[@byefelicia8632]

@@Landis_Grant How do you know?

[@leonardsanchezf.361]

Nakikiramay po kame🇵🇭🙏

[@dystopian2153]

Typical San Francisco but everyone pokes fun of Florida.

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..cruel ..r.i.p

[@ChloesColdEars111]

This is disgusting, why did he do this? Because he felt like it? I have heard many stories like this, these people need to be locked up for life, they are sick, they have no place in society. That woman did nothing to deserve this, but mind her own business. Absolutely horrible.

[@cale7306]

where is the picture of the suspect?

[@joec9553]

Keep voting blue.....

[@lettiegrant9447]

Be careful and don't stand in a spot that you could be pushed. Never let anybody stand in back of you. Don't trust anybody.

[@stokes839]

They need fencing up around the boarding areas,something that openes up after the train has stopped.cause this stupidness isnt going to be stopped by law enforcement it seems

[@ajcraft-hello]

Horrific. 🙏Condolences to her family & friends

[@arlenedixon2547]

Sad

[@silvermica]

This is horrible. I've seen a lot of the crazies on BART myself. So I ask, why are we allowing the homeless to live on BART trains? Why are we letting highly disturbed mentally ill people ride the train? Why are people using/smoking hard drugs on the BART trains? Why is BART so relaxed about paying fares? BART would get a lot more ridership from the productive members of society if these trains were ACTUALLY safe. Noting will ever change.

[@jeffreyallen9626]

So very sorry dear lady thoughts and prayers to all impacted rip 🙏❤️😞

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

That's so very sad.

[@ZoilanderKirkwood]

I feel for this woman, but BART has become a massive no-go zone. In fact, pretty much the whole city of SF is a dumpster fire of crime, drugs, homelessness, and literal clinical insanity. 😭

[@THECROWNROYALSHollywoodFashion]

Powell Street used to be my station location up to when I moved out of state. Got tired of people milling around begging for money or talking to themselves at that location. GEEZ too much~

[@BenAvodot]

How many more innocent people have to suffer? How many?

[@JackRainfield]

The kindly San Franciscans know very well that Trevor Belmont just needs more love from the community.... not punishment. That's why they choose the kind hearted District Attorneys that they elect.

[@toyajackson556]

They already ousted the soft on crime district attorney in S.F. & his replacement is much harder on crime so keep up. It's Oakland who has a soft on crime DA.

[@JackRainfield]

@@toyajackson556 I would say Jenkins is slightly better than Boudin.... not "much harder." They are still liberal on crime compared to many other geographical areas.

[@katinakarmacharya3186]

This is so heartbreaking. Praying for her family.

[@drunkdonutboy]

There's been so many of these stories you'd think they'd do something about it now

[@OZARKMEL]

And he'll probably be out on the street tonight. California is a sewer.....do better, vote Republican and get your lives back!

[@helenak.5762]

If you don't like it here in California you can LEAVE anytime. More to Russia you'll fit in there.

[@myronsmith2114]

The Republicans stopped the funding to mental institutions and block all gun reform, cry about a wall . Get the funding then never build it 😢

[@NeverkissThering]

Tell us about the murderer!!!!

[@medusagorgon8432]

Officer stating that this is the first crime of that type. It's not unfortunately. The catch and release method they are using with these criminals is insane.

[@goodguygto]

Keep Voting Democrat y"all! 👌

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy was Asian

[@SuperChangcho]

Condolences to the family of this poor woman. This guy should not (a) be roaming free, from all his previous history, and (b) should NOT have been inside the BART station. Enough, not one more!

[@kaleidoscopex7213]

This is horrid .. she did not deserve this , I am not getting close to sketchy people or near in the yellow line anymore. such a loss.❤️ anything after 10-12:30 late night in SF Bart stations it’s a risk & not safe at all.!

[@B.I.H510]

It must of been the white supremacists of san Fransisco.

[@BB-gr9hq]

I would not go to San Francisco (or anywhere else in California) if they gave me the entire $hith0le when I got there.

[@martinbalagat]

BART needs to install platform screen doors like they do in Singapore.

[@michaelpagsanhan9376]

I was also thinking the same idea installing screen doors.

[@TatskieAutida]

This was so sad news about our fellow Filipino people died with no reason this is injustice.

[@rosemynnepatris7565]

How unfortunate. :(

[@bennyblanco855]

Was the suspect black? Just saying,they havent shown a description

[@myronsmith2114]

The guy was Asian with mental problems. Please stop calling out black people for no damn reason. Asian or Asian crime has hit a all time high

[@marshoez5881]

That is so sad💐😢🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jamesberonja1539]

Horrific!

[@GB-dw3fo]

Everyone in local government and law enforcement should have to take public transportation, nothing will change otherwise.

[@porsche187]

Bart is so dangerous

[@ricarellan]

This is unfortunate 😢

[@AlexWedi]

Very sad, RIP!

[@bonecolect]

With crazy politicians to crazy people

[@albertmarsh1796]

The cops speaks as if the first casualty of the Year means nothing

[@brycecharles3856]

Thank Democrats

[@Thatsgay123]

If only democrats would become republicans then no one would be hurt!

[@helenak.5762]

No, thank the Fascist Republicans who stand in the way of making positive changes.

[@helenak.5762]

Democrats improve the nation, jobs, economy, environment, and much more. Republicans complain and get in the way.

[@brycecharles3856]

@helenak.5762 Look up the term fascist. The very definition resembles the current Democrat party. I know the education system has been dumbed down for the benefit of the liberal party, but commonsense will tell you that censorship, imprisonment for nongroup think and of course the destruction of the family unit are all the hallmarks of authoritarian governments. The Democrats are and have been doing that and worse.

[@brycecharles3856]

@helenak.5762 Read a history book about what fascism is. I know it's a new buzz word to fear monger but in reality, if the current government that creates policy is majority Democrats then how can you blame republicans... I feel so sorry foe you that you can't use reason or critical independent thinking to base your claims.

[@kytaem]

I lived in the Bay area for two decades and can't remember this ever happening

[@bobbydarker1959]

How sad, how sick!!!!