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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he granted a full pardon to the man convicted of shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter protester following a recommendation issued Thursday.

Abbott announced the pardon after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted to recommend a pardon for Perry on Thursday.

Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting a demonstrator during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, has been pardoned.

Republican Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for a man who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 in Austin. A jury found Daniel Perry guilty of murder in April 2023 after deliberating for 17 hours in the eight-day trial. Perry claimed that he...

Daniel Perry was jailed for 25 years for shooting dead protester Garrett Foster in Austin in 2020.

The Texas governor granted a full pardon to Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant who was found guilty of killing a Black Lives Matter protester.

By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN

Two witnesses testified, including an associate producer of the show "Live PD."

One of the defense attorneys was rushed out of the courtroom for a medical emergency, but the trial continued without him Tuesday.

Austin (KXAN) — The second day of the manslaughter trial for two former Williamson County Sheriff's Deputies picked up Tuesday morning. The state and defense examined law enforcement witnesses before a sudden delay just an hour into the trial.