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Maya Yang

US army sergeant found guilty of murdering BLM protester in Austin

Daniel Perry, center, and his attorney Doug O’Connell, left, walk out of the courtroom during jury deliberations in his murder trial.
Daniel Perry, center, and his attorney Doug O’Connell, left, walk out of the courtroom during jury deliberations in his murder trial. Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

A US army sergeant and ride-share service driver has been found guilty of the murder of a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020 in Austin, Texas.

After an eight-day trial and two days of verdict deliberations, a jury in Travis county, Texas, found 33-year-old Daniel Perry guilty of murdering air force veteran Garrett Foster, 28. Perry is white, as was Foster.

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