The BLM protestors surrounded Perry's car, effectively placing him under duress.
The BLM protestors beat on the car with objects, kicked it slammed it with their hands. Perry and his car never presented a threat to the protestors.
Garrett Foster then approached Perry's driver side door with his AK47 style rifle in a low ready position, and motioned for him to roll down the window. Perry had a revolver for self defense.
Perry says he saw Foster start to raise the rifle toward him. No one else testified they saw this motion, but it was a chaotic situation, and Perry, quite naturally, would have been laser focused on the rifle's muzzle.
Perry shot Foster multiple times and Foster went down, the crowd scattered, allowing Perry a way to escape the situation. As Perry escaped, another protestor fired at Foster three times. The shots were all within a few seconds.
Within a minute, Perry pulled over and called the police.
The BLM protestors surrounded Perry's car, effectively placing him under duress.
The BLM protestors beat on the car with objects, kicked it slammed it with their hands. Perry and his car never presented a threat to the protestors.
Garrett Foster then approached Perry's driver side door with his AK47 style rifle in a low ready position, and motioned for him to roll down the window. Perry had a revolver for self defense.
Perry says he saw Foster start to raise the rifle toward him. No one else testified they saw this motion, but it was a chaotic situation, and Perry, quite naturally, would have been laser focused on the rifle's muzzle.
Perry shot Foster multiple times and Foster went down, the crowd scattered, allowing Perry a way to escape the situation. As Perry escaped, another protestor fired at Perry three times. The shots were all within a few seconds.
Within a minute, Perry pulled over and called the police.
The police investigated and said it was a clear case of self defense.
All three shooters had Texas Concealed Handgun Licenses.