BART PD arrests suspect wanted for fatal stabbing above 24th Street Mission Station

BART police have arrested 42-year-old Richard Henry Visor in connection with a fatal stabbing that happened last month at the street level on the 24th Street Plaza above the 24th Street/Mission Station in San Francisco. BART Police and the San Francisco Police Department have been working collaboratively since the stabbing occurred to identify the suspect and the two agencies held a joint operation this morning to take the suspect into custody.
 
“This arrest is a huge win for our riders and once again demonstrates the effectiveness of our network of surveillance cameras and working collaboratively with our partner agencies,” said BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez. “The message to violent criminals should be clear, if you commit a crime at BART, we will have your image and we will find you.”

BART has a network of more 4,000 working cameras throughout the system in stations, on trains, in parking lots, and in plazas.

BART surveillance cameras captured an argument between two adult males in the plaza near an elevator on August 28. Video shows one of the individuals stabbing the other.  The stabbing victim walked down the stairs into the station and subsequently collapsed on the platform. BART personnel attempted to aid the victim, but he died from his injuries.