Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has voiced his support for pardoning Daniel Perry after the 37-year-old U.S. Army sergeant fatally shot a man who approached his car with a rifle during a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin in 2020.
Perry was driving for Uber on July 25, 2020, when he encountered a road that was blocked by demonstrators. As Perry reportedly turned onto the street at around 10 miles per hour, he came to a stop and found himself surrounded by demonstrators, including 28-year-old Garrett Foster. Foster, who was open carrying an AK-47-style rifle approached Perry’s car before Perry opened fire, killing Foster.
