San Francisco , California ( CNN ) -- Officials have agreed to pay $ 1.5 million to the daughter of a man fatally shot in the back by a transit police officer on New Year 's Day 2009 in Oakland , California . A bystander 's cell-phone video of the shooting on a transit platform was widely circulated on the Internet and on news shows . The Bay Area Rapid Transit train system late Wednesday announced the settlement over the killing of Oscar Grant , 22 . `` It 's been a little over a year since we experienced the tragic death of Oscar Grant , '' BART Board President James Fang said . `` No matter what anyone 's opinion of the case may be , the sad fact remains this incident has left Tatiana without a father . The $ 1.5 million settlement will provide financial support for her . '' Grant 's daughter , Tatiana , is 5 . The video showed then-Officer Johannes Mehserle , 27 , pulling his gun and shooting Grant in the back as another officer kneeled on Grant . Mehserle might have intended to draw and fire his Taser rather than his gun , according to a court filing by his attorney . The shooting sparked large protests in Oakland and led to Mehserle 's arrest on a murder charge . The case against him is pending . Initially , attorney John Burris asked for $ 50 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed on behalf of Grant 's daughter . Burris was not immediately available for comment on the settlement . The transit system 's police department has made several changes since the shooting . The department has increased training hours for officers , is requiring them to report all `` use-of-force incidents , '' and is tapping the public 's help in searching for a new police chief , the transit system said in a statement . `` This settlement is critical in our efforts to move forward , '' said Carole Ward Allen , a BART board member . `` We 're working hard to make the police department the best it can be for our officers , our customers and our community . ''
San Francisco 's BART to pay daughter of man shot by officer . Oscar Grant was shot in the back on New Year 's Day 2009 . Officer may have thought he was firing Taser ; he faces murder charge . Comment: