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slained sergeant, thomas smith, and the officer who accidently fired the shot, michael mays. both with 30 years experience between them. reporter: i poke with retired b.a.r.t. chief here about what he knows. we spoke about 90 minutes ago and he shared with me what he knows about both officers. officer michael hayes seen here in a video about holiday shopping safety. specifically look for items left unsecure. reporter: mays has been with the transit agency for 14 years, and prior to that, he was an officer with the moraga police department. a dedicated, hard working officer. he had a drive working personality. he was approachable. he was just someone you could talk to. reporter: a source tells me mays is the father of a teenage daughter. both men were hired before he became police chief and he regarded them highly. detective smith was someone who who started working for b.a.r.t. at an early age in 1990. he was a civilian police employee who was used to patrol ....
fired the shot, michael mays. both with 30 years experience between them. reporter: i poke with retired b.a.r.t. chief here about what he knows. we spoke about 90 minutes ago and he shared with me what he knows about both officers. officer michael hayes seen here in a video about holiday shopping safety. specifically look for items left unsecure. reporter: mays has been with the transit agency for 14 years, and prior to that, he was an officer with the moraga police department. a dedicated, hard working officer. he had a drive working personality. he was approachable. he was just someone you could talk to. reporter: a source tells me mays is the father of a teenage daughter. both men were hired before he became police chief and he regarded them highly. detective smith was someone who who started working for b.a.r.t. at an early age in 1990. he was a civilian police employee who was used to patrol the parking lot, and serve as eyes and ears for the officers o ....