Bay Area Rapid Transit will pay $6.75 million to a woman who was shot by a BART police officer last year at the Union City station as part of a lawsuit settlement, the agency said Friday.

The incident happened on Nov. 18, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. in the station parking lot. Two BART police officers were investigating reports of a vehicle doing donuts in the parking lot and were questioning 33-year-old Jasmine Gao, who was in her vehicle.

The officers cleared Gao of driving recklessly after noting her tires were cold. Video from officers' body-worn cameras showed officers determined that Gao's vehicle's registration appeared to be expired, and they continued to question her as Gao became increasingly agitated and erratic.

At one point, Gao snatched her driver license out of an officer's hand

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