California train rider fatally stabbed, possibly while trying to stop robbery – NBC News, Google News
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A Northern California train commuter was fatally stabbed, possibly as he tried stopping his killer from stealing a pair of shoes, officials said.
The confrontation happened Tuesday at about 1 p.m. aboard a southbound Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train, as itpulled into the South Hayward stationalong the Warm Springs / South Fremont line, authorities said.
The station, about 20 miles south of downtown Oakland,was closed for hoursas police investigated.
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Investigators want to know whether the victim had intervened when the suspect tried stealing shoes from another rider,BART police told NBC Bay Area.
The suspect, a shirtless, homeless man, fled and was caught at a nearby car dealership where he tried to steal a van, witnesses said.
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