© TwitterCrop from widely distributed photo that appears to show Garrett Foster moments before fatal shooting in Austin, Texas, July 25, 2020.
PJ Media was the first to report that the shooter is a military member and that he was driving in the course of earning extra money in the area of the unpermitted protest that night. We were also first to report the probability that the shooting may have happened in self-defense in accordance with Texas castle doctrine law.
Perry had dropped off a rider near Congress Avenue the night of the protest and drove toward a "hot spot" to wait for another client or food order. He turned right onto Congress Avenue near Fourth Street, the statement says.The fact that the protest was not permitted will be key to Perry's defense, should he face charges. Protests such as the one that took place on July 25 are not permitted and their routes are not published. Residents and visitors have no reliable way of knowing when or where protests will occur or how large the crowds may be. The protest on July 25 was taking place just before 10 p.m. on a Saturday night in the entertainment district of downtown Austin. Anyone encountering a crowd has little means of identifying who is in the crowd or what their intentions may be. Protests have repeatedly become violent without warning, in Austin and many other cities, in the past two months.
When Perry turned on to Congress Avenue, he encountered the protest and several people began hitting his vehicle. The statement says Perry did not know a protest was happening that night.
Foster, whom Perry at first thought was a law enforcement official, approached his vehicle and motioned with an assault rifle for him to lower his window, the statement says. Perry realized after rolling down his window that Foster was not a member of law enforcement.
The statement says Foster began to raise his rifle at Perry. Witnesses have told the American-Statesman that Foster had his weapon pointed down.
Perry shot at Foster with a handgun he kept in his vehicle for protection, the statement says.
In Perry's case, according to a source familiar with events that night and now the attorney representing the sergeant, he was earning extra money that night via ride-share and had just dropped off a ride when he turned south on Congress Ave. and encountered a crowd. Perry had the legal right to be in that place at that time, provided he was committing no crime and there is no evidence or indication that he was. He is a licensed handgun carrier, indicating a clean record. Texans must pass a criminal background check before earning a license to carry in the state.
Video recorded by the dashcam of another car just prior to the shooting indicates the crowd stopped and surrounded his car, refusing to allow him to pass. The crowd had no legal right to stop him from driving on a public street. He honked the car horn, which speaks to his intent. Had he intended to harm anyone, he was driving a car that he could have used to strike members of the crowd.
Widely circulated photo captured moments before the fatal shooting at a BLM/antifa protest in Austin, Texas, July 25, 2020.
Firearms training, including that which Foster would have received during his brief military career, instructs carriers to never point their weapon at another individual unless intending to shoot.
Texas castle law going back more than a decade covers individuals in their vehicles who believe their life is in danger. It places no responsibility on drivers to retreat, and in Perry's case, the crowd would not allow him to, before using force up to and including deadly force to defend themselves.
Protests have erupted into violence all over the country in recent weeks, including in Austin. More than 20 people have been killed in the ongoing riots.
In late June in Austin, a protest crowd illegally blocked a street with stolen scooters and surrounded a car passing through. The driver of that car waved a handgun at the crowd and was able to escape unharmed.
In Provo, Utah, a flash-mob blocked a street, surrounded a truck, and shot the unarmed driver inside. This incident occurred in late June.
Reader Comments
It is disgusting to note that the lowlife is called an "armed protester" in the article. Everyone, not just the MSM, seems to have drunk that Kool-aid and are afraid to report accurately - call him what he was: an armed violent thug participating in a riot..
As re the most critical issue of pointing, given all of the BLM BM idiots there, I'd bet that there exist shared media photos showing that claimed rifle pointing,* and I'd guess that someone who did their shooting as well as Perry did recognized exactly that threat and properly neutralized it. Despite all of the hoopla and BS this year about idiots being killed by guns, I do believe this is the first time I"ve read this in an article, rather than pointing it out. (No pun intended.)
Does anyone know what that picture is supposed to show? I've not seen it before and I have no clue what the bright red is supposed to be - is it a reflected muzzle flash?
R.C.
*The feds, through their Stingray devices probably know exactly when and where each cell phone taking pictures was. However, even though Perry is supposedly on the same side as the government, the agencies that control that 'quasi secret' BS are far more directly controlled by Team FUKUSraHell and SoroS than they are by any government agency.
RC
Other pertinent facts:
1) .gov are hired by US to represent US
2) They are, as such, our employees
3) Like any employee, they can be given severance without notice and removed from office WITHOUT an election
Tick Tock...
Sgt. Perry, not content to survive on serviceman pay, got approval* from the Army to make more $, help himself/family, and, as inescapable corollary, the economy and paying taxes. Check out this article [Link] that provides more information than the above, such as: Now, let's look at BLM BM PC idiot "AK-Gunner-Garret"* Foster: I've not even read him referred to as a student, nor 'employed as' anything. However, I DO RECALL reading his Mom bitching about things. My bet is that his employment' status was as a "BLS BM BS MB101." (Mama's Boy.)
R.C.
*Without research, I'd bet 5 to one he did - if he was workiing without Army authorization, the PC press would have noted it on day one.
** Like that one.
RC
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With images from the Congo War: [Link]
R.C.
P.s., I saw Zevon about ten times - mostly in little bars - to the point I'd get let sidestage,etc.Never played pool with him though.Interesting character. RIP
RC