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Prosecutors said Perry “couldn’t keep his anger under control,” and instigated the confrontation by driving into a crowd of people. They also claimed he’d previously spoken about killing protesters — and how a person could get away with it by claiming self-defense.
During the trial, which began March 27, prosecutors showed the jury text messages and social media communications where Perry talked about killing protesters in the weeks before the shooting. “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex,” he wrote to a friend in June 2020. On another occasion he said, “I might go to Dallas to shoot looters.” In DMs, according to reporting by the Austin Chronicle, a fellow gun owner warned him: “We went through the same training,” he said. “Shooting after creating an event where you have to shoot, is not a good shoot.”
After killing Foster, Perry told police Foster had raised the barrel of his rifle and pointed it at him. “I thought he was going to kill me,” he told police officers on body camera footage of him being taken into custody. “I’ve never been so scared in my life.” Witnesses refuted Perry’s claim that Foster had raised the gun, however, and a prosecutor said it was recovered with the safety on and no bullet in the chamber. “He did not have to engage with the protesters, Garrett Foster, or anybody else,” prosecutor Elizabeth Lawson said Thursday in her closing statement, according to the Austin Chronicle. “You cannot shoot and kill someone for walking up to you while exercising the right to open carry.”
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Prosecutors said Perry “couldn’t keep his anger under control,” and instigated the confrontation by driving into a crowd of people. They also claimed he’d previously spoken about killing protesters — and how a person could get away with it by claiming self-defense.
During the trial, which began March 27, prosecutors showed the jury text messages and social media communications where Perry talked about killing protesters in the weeks before the shooting. “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex,” he wrote to a friend in June 2020. On another occasion he said, “I might go to Dallas to shoot looters.” In DMs, according to reporting by the Austin Chronicle, a fellow gun owner warned him: “We went through the same training,” he said. “Shooting after creating an event where you have to shoot, is not a good shoot.”
After killing Foster, Perry told police Foster had raised the barrel of his rifle and pointed it at him. “I thought he was going to kill me,” he told police officers on body camera footage of him being taken into custody. “I’ve never been so scared in my life.” Witnesses refuted Perry’s claim that Foster had raised the gun, however, and a prosecutor said it was recovered with the safety on and no bullet in the chamber. “He did not have to engage with the protesters, Garrett Foster, or anybody else,” prosecutor Elizabeth Lawson said Thursday in her closing statement, according to the Austin Chronicle. “You cannot shoot and kill someone for walking up to you while exercising the right to open carry.”
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Prosecutors said Perry “couldn’t keep his anger under control,” and instigated the confrontation by driving into a crowd of people. They also claimed he’d previously spoken about killing protesters — and how a person could get away with it by claiming self-defense.
During the trial, which began March 27, prosecutors showed the jury text messages and social media communications where Perry talked about killing protesters in the weeks before the shooting. “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex,” he wrote to a friend in June 2020. On another occasion he said, “I might go to Dallas to shoot looters.” In DMs, according to reporting by the Austin Chronicle, a fellow gun owner warned him: “We went through the same training,” he said. “Shooting after creating an event where you have to shoot, is not a good shoot.”
After killing Foster, Perry told police Foster had raised the barrel of his rifle and pointed it at him. “I thought he was going to kill me,” he told police officers on body camera footage of him being taken into custody. “I’ve never been so scared in my life.” Witnesses refuted Perry’s claim that Foster had raised the gun, however, and a prosecutor said it was recovered with the safety on and no bullet in the chamber. “He did not have to engage with the protesters, Garrett Foster, or anybody else,” prosecutor Elizabeth Lawson said Thursday in her closing statement, according to the Austin Chronicle. “You cannot shoot and kill someone for walking up to you while exercising the right to open carry.”
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wrong. Prosecutors said Perry “couldn’t keep his anger under control,” and instigated the confrontation by driving into a crowd of people. They also claimed he’d previously spoken about killing protesters — and how a person could get away with it by claiming self-defense.
During the trial, which began March 27, prosecutors showed the jury text messages and social media communications where Perry talked about killing protesters in the weeks before the shooting. “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex,” he wrote to a friend in June 2020. On another occasion he said, “I might go to Dallas to shoot looters.” In DMs, according to reporting by the Austin Chronicle, a fellow gun owner warned him: “We went through the same training,” he said. “Shooting after creating an event where you have to shoot, is not a good shoot.”
After killing Foster, Perry told police Foster had raised the barrel of his rifle and pointed it at him. “I thought he was going to kill me,” he told police officers on body camera footage of him being taken into custody. “I’ve never been so scared in my life.” Witnesses refuted Perry’s claim that Foster had raised the gun, however, and a prosecutor said it was recovered with the safety on and no bullet in the chamber. “He did not have to engage with the protesters, Garrett Foster, or anybody else,” prosecutor Elizabeth Lawson said Thursday in her closing statement, according to the Austin Chronicle. “You cannot shoot and kill someone for walking up to you while exercising the right to open carry.”
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Prosecutors said Perry “couldn’t keep his anger under control,” and instigated the confrontation by driving into a crowd of people. They also claimed he’d previously spoken about killing protesters — and how a person could get away with it by claiming self-defense.
During the trial, which began March 27, prosecutors showed the jury text messages and social media communications where Perry talked about killing protesters in the weeks before the shooting. “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex,” he wrote to a friend in June 2020. On another occasion he said, “I might go to Dallas to shoot looters.” In DMs, according to reporting by the Austin Chronicle, a fellow gun owner warned him: “We went through the same training,” he said. “Shooting after creating an event where you have to shoot, is not a good shoot.”
After killing Foster, Perry told police Foster had raised the barrel of his rifle and pointed it at him. “I thought he was going to kill me,” he told police officers on body camera footage of him being taken into custody. “I’ve never been so scared in my life.” Witnesses refuted Perry’s claim that Foster had raised the gun, however, and a prosecutor said it was recovered with the safety on and no bullet in the chamber. “He did not have to engage with the protesters, Garrett Foster, or anybody else,” prosecutor Elizabeth Lawson said Thursday in her closing statement, according to the Austin Chronicle. “You cannot shoot and kill someone for walking up to you while exercising the right to open carry.”
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