Why wasn’t Mr. Mehserle questioned immediately after the shooting?
BART did ask Mr. Mehserle for a statement at the time of the incident but he invoked his Fifth Amendment Right and was represented, at BART Police headquarters, by legal counsel. Subsequent attempts to compel Mr. Mehserle to provide a statement were thwarted when he failed to show for a scheduled meeting with BART investigators and his attorney submitted the officer’s letter of resignation.