Army sergeant is CONVICTED of murdering Black Lives Matter protester during George Floyd unrest
Army sergeant is CONDEMNED of killing Black Lives Matter protester by shooting him dead during the July 2020 riots following the killing of George Floyd
- Daniel Perry, a 37-year-old Uber driver and Army sergeant, was driving through downtown Austin, Texas on the night of July 25, 2020
- He ended up in the middle of a Black Lives Matter march and got into a fight with protester Garrett Foster, 28, who was carrying an AK-47
- Perry shot and killed Foster: Perry claimed it was self-defense, but on Friday a jury found him guilty of Foster’s murder
A jury in Austin, Texas has convicted an army sergeant and Uber driver of murder after he shot dead a Black Lives Matter protester during the George Floyd riots, who confronted him with an AK-47.
Daniel Perry, 37, said he killed Garrett Foster, 28, in self-defense.
He sobbed as the guilty verdict was read and hugged his lawyer. Perry faces life in prison.
Driving his Uber through downtown Austin in July 2020, Perry found himself in the middle of a BLM protest.
The city, and much of the nation, was rocked by demonstrations at the time following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Daniel Perry, a 37-year-old Uber driver and Army sergeant, was found guilty of murder on Friday
Perry killed Garrett Foster, 28, who is pictured with his girlfriend Whitney Mitchell
Defense attorneys said Foster raised his AK-47 at Perry and Perry fired in self-defense.
Witnesses said at trial that Foster never raised his gun at Perry.
On Friday, a jury found Perry guilty of murder but not guilty of aggravated assault.