Daniel Perry, convicted of murder, wrote of wanting to kill protesters, Muslims, Black people, court docs show
Whitney Mitchell, the fiancee of Garrett Foster, cries as the verdict is read that U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry is guilty in the killing of Foster, an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, Friday, April 7, 2023, at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin, Texas. Perry, who faces life in prison, now awaits sentencing.
The documents released Thursday were filed on March 27, when prosecutors announced their intention to introduce messages and posts they gathered from Perry's phone. Perry was driving for Uber when he made a right turn into an intersection full of protesters in downtown Austin. Foster, who was a protester, approached the driver’s side of Perry’s car while carrying an AK-47 rifle. Perry rolled down the window and, seconds later, used a revolver next to him to shoot and kill Foster.
During a 10-day trial, Perry’s defense team attempted to portray the protesters as an angry mob and said Foster was carrying his rifle in a threatening manner, which meant Perry had the right to shoot him under Texas’ self-defense laws. Prosecutors contended that Perry deliberately drove into a group of peaceful protesters and lost his right to self-defense by provoking the confrontation with Foster.
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