Army Sgt. Daniel Perry convicted of killing BLM protester Garrett Foster
Perry, 33, who served a tour in Afghanistan, claimed he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot 28-year-old Garrett Foster as he marched in an Austin demonstration.Perry buried his head into the chest of one of his lawyers and sobbed loudly after the verdict was read, the“We’re happy with the verdict. We’re very sorry for his family as well. There’s no winners in this,” Stephen Foster, the victim’s father, said.
Several protesters started beating on his car, prompting Perry to whip out his handgun and shoot Foster, who was wearing a neoprene vest under his T-shirt and carrying an AK-47, a club and a knife.
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