A man who was killed during a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin, Texas, was an Air Force veteran
A man who was fatally shot during a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin, Texas, was identified as Garret Foster, an Air Force veteran who had been the caretaker for his fiancée, Whitney Mitchell, for nearly a decade.
Foster, 28, was pushing Mitchell's wheelchair through the protest in Austin on Saturday night when a man drove his car into the crowd of protesters. After protesters confronted the driver, the driver opened fire. Police have not identified the motorist but told The Washington Post that the driver was briefly taken into custody and has since been released.
In an interview with "Good Morning America Weekend" on Sunday, Foster's mother, Sheila Foster, said her son and Mitchell regularly went to the protests. Foster was also a second-amendment supporter, and started bringing his assault rifle to protests after his roommate was arrested at a demonstration, The Washington Post reported.
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told USA Today that the driver suspected of shooting Foster told investigators that Foster pointed his weapon at him, and he responded by pointed his handgun out his window and firing multiple shots. Other witnesses told the Austin American-Statesman that Foster did not point his gun at the driver.
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