Hayward BART station reopens after person stabbed
One person was stabbed at the Hayward BART station Tuesday morning, transit officials said, prompting a closure of the station for several hours.
At around 10 a.m., the transit agency announced the closure due to initially unspecified police activity. Trains were passing through the station, but not stopping.
Video from chopper showed part of the station being blocked off with crime scene tape.
In an update Tuesday afternoon, agency spokesperson Jim Allison confirmed that a person was stabbed on the concourse level of the station. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Following the stabbing, police detained two people, but later determined that they were not involved in the incident.
Additional details about the stabbing were not immediately available. Police said they were gathering and reviewing evidence, including video from surveillance cameras.
The station reopened at around 1 p.m., BART officials said.
