BART Police Shoot, Injure Woman at Union City Station

Updated 12:55 p.m. Tuesday

A BART police officer shot and injured a woman at the Union City station Monday night.

The woman who was shot was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, according to police.

Shortly before 9 p.m., BART police responded to a report of reckless driving in the parking lot of the station, and two officers carried out a traffic stop, BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin said at a press conference Tuesday. According to Franklin, the driver allegedly assaulted an officer during the stop, leading one of the officers to open fire.

Franklin declined to describe the nature of the alleged assault on the police officer or give further details about what led up to the shooting, citing an ongoing investigation.

Jasmine Gao, 32, was shot in the upper body, Franklin said. She was given first aid, taken into custody and transported to a hospital for treatment, he said. Once medically cleared, Gao will be booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on suspicion of assault on an officer, reckless evading, resisting arrest and willful disobedience of a court order. She also had two outstanding arrest warrants, Franklin said.

BART’s Independent Police Auditor is investigating the shooting.

The Union City station was shut down Monday night but reopened Tuesday morning.

KQED’s Ted Goldberg and Sara Hossaini contributed to this report.