Daniel Perry found guilty of murder during 2020 protest

A Texas jury found Daniel Perry guilty of murder for the death of one man during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest.

While the jury found him guilty of murder, they acquitted him of aggravated assault, according to Kxan. The deadly incident occurred on July 25, 2020, when Perry steered his vehicle onto a crowded Austin street wherein protesters were marching. Many individuals began to surround the car, one of whom was Garrrett Foster, who was carrying an AK-47 rifle at the time.

Perry opened fire, killing Foster and prompting a nearby gunman to fire on his vehicle, though that individual inflicted no injuries. Foster himself never fired his weapon. Perry had claimed self-defense, saying that Foster had raised his weapon prior to his own firing. Witnesses disputed that claim though the trial saw no video evidence to corroborate or refute it.

Perry did not testify during the trial.

Foster's father, Stephen, celebrated the verdict, saying "[w]e are happy with the verdict and also very sorry for (Perry's) family as well," per the Austin American-Statesman.

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