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LOS ANGELES — A former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer testified Friday that he mistakenly pulled out his pistol instead of a stun gun when he shot and killed an unarmed black man who was lying face down on an Oakland train platform.
Johannes Mehserle broke down in tears as he told jurors in his murder trial that he heard a pop and thought the Taser had malfunctioned.
Mehserle, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to murdering 22-year-old Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009.
