UNION CITY, Calif. - BART has agreed to pay $6.75 million to a 33-year-old woman whom they shot in the back and then made false assertions about her driving recklessly and assaulting an officer, the transit agency and plaintiff's attorneys announced on Friday.

In a joint statement, BART and lawyers for Jasmine Gao, 33, discussed the mediated legal settlement that was agreed to in June, regarding what happened on Nov. 18, 2024 in Union City.

"Our priority is public trust," BART’s Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost said in a statement, indicating BART reached out to the Gao family to stave off a lawsuit. "BART believes resolving this matter promptly is also in the best interest of our riders, employees, and the community."

That's when Officer Nicholas Poblete, who has been given

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