Teen Killed, Sister Wounded In BART Station Stabbing Attack
OAKLAND (AP) - Authorities say a man fatally stabbed an 18-year-old woman in the neck and wounded her sister as they waited for a train in Oakland.
The stabbings, which appeared to be random, happened Sunday night at the Bay Area Rapid Transit's MacArthur Station.
Murder suspect identified in MacArthur stabbing. John Cowell is considered dangerous. Please call 911 if spotted. RIP Nia Wilson. We will bring this suspect to justice. Our thoughts are with the family and friends. Details: https://t.co/DEkTJvJnNe pic.twitter.com/igZU2bdel7
— BART (@SFBART) July 23, 2018
BART spokesman Jim Allison tells the San Francisco Chronicle one of the victims died soon after police arrived and the second victim was taken to a hospital.
He says police are looking for the suspect fled the station. He has been identified as 27-year-old transient John Cowell.
Relative Malika Harris identified the woman who died as her sister, Nia Wilson, who had attended Oakland High.
Official closed the station after the attack. It reopened at 4 a.m. Monday.
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