DUBLIN -- As reports about what might have prompted a BART
police officer to fatally shoot a colleague surfaced, a
spokesman for the agency leading the investigation branded them
as "inaccurate" but refused to release any details Saturday.
Reports citing anonymous sources close to the investigation by
KRON Channel 4 and the San Francisco Chronicle indicated that
Sgt. Tom Smith, 42, was shot by a startled colleague when Smith
exited a different door from the one he entered while searching
the Dublin apartment. Both reports focused on the circular
layout of the apartment, particularly the dual entrances to the
bathroom, as a factor in the shooting.  Sgt. Tom Smith Jr. Sgt.
Tom Smith Jr. (Courtesy BART Police Department)  The stories lay
out an "inaccurate" picture of what occurred when Smith was shot
and killed after a lone round passed through a small gap in the
bulletproof vest he was wearing, said Alameda County Sheriff's
spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson.  "First of all, a lot of news
agencies are putting the car