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Rachel Hagan & Fiona Leishman

US Army sergeant who killed Black Lives Matter protester is jailed for 25 years

A US Army sergeant who shot and killed a Black Lives Matter protester at a march in Texas has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Daniel Perry, 35, faced between five and 99 years in prison for fatally shooting 28-year-old Garrett Foster at an Austin, Texas, racial justice rally following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

"After three long years we’re finally getting justice for Garrett", his mother, Sheila Foster, told the court.

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