the grocery store. He briefly considers selling some marijuana,
but in the end, decides to dump the stash. Grant later attends a birthday party for his mother, Wanda, and agrees to take the BART train
to see fireworks and other New Year's festivities in San Francisco since she is worried about him driving. On the return train, Katie, a customer
at the grocery store where Grant used to work, recognizes Grant and calls out his name. This causes a former inmate during Grant's days in jail
to notice Grant and a fight breaks out. The BART police respond to the scene. Grant is among the passengers the BART police attempt to arrest
and while being restrained by officers Caruso and Ingram, he is shot in the back by Ingram. He is rushed tothe hospital, where he dies in surgery.
Title cards show that Grant's death sparked a series of protests and riots across the city and that the incident was recorded by several witnesses,
either by cell phone or video camera. The BART Police officers who were involved were fired and Ingram was later tried
and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, claiming he mistook his gun for his taser, and served an 11-month sentence.
There is also footage of a gathering of people celebrating Grant's life on New Year's Day 2013 with the real-life, older Tatiana standing among them.
Development
Ryan Coogler was a graduate student at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts when Grant was shot on January 1, 2009.
Following this event, Coogler expressed his desire to make a film about Grant's