22 Year-old Oscar Grant was shot in the back while restrained face down on the ground.

Lebron James was the name most American’s heard across airwaves all day Thursday, July 8, 2010. While James was “grappling” with which NBA team he would sign with, Oscar Grant’s family was grappling with the fact that the policeman who fatally shot and murdered their unarmed, restrained son, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Oscar Grant was murdered on January 1, 2009 on a BART platform in Oakland. BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) officer, Johannes Mehserle fatally shot 22 year old Oscar Grant. Grant was restrained and laying face down on the platform. The bullet entered his back, pierced his lungs and ricocheted on the concrete below. Continue reading here.