Texas Governor Pushes for Pardon of Man Convicted in Killing of BLM Protester

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is seeking a pardon for Daniel Perry, an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Perry's attorneys argued he had no choice but to shoot Garrett Foster, who was carrying an AK-47-type rifle, for his own protection. Witnesses testified that Foster never raised his rifle at Perry. Abbott slammed the jury's decision to convict Perry and Travis County District Attorney José Garza for pursuing the case. Garza fired back, arguing that the Governor's statement is deeply troubling.