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shawn. army sergeant daniel perry says he fired that day in self-defense. he claims that the protesters surrounded his car while he was driving through downtown austin and basically ran into a black lives matter protest. his lawyers argue that he had the legal right to open fire after one of those demonstrators raised an ak-47 and pointed it right toward him, so he feared for his life. christina coleman has the very latest. christina? >> reporter: hi, eric. texas governor greg abbott says he has requested the state's board of pardons and parole to expedite its review of this this cas...

All human beings. >> i tell you all, we -- we -- we, together, did this. we all together, black, white, activists, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors, we did this together! we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw in that video. >> we did this together. the naacp released a statement noting the generations of black people in this country, dating back to its founding, back to emancipation, back to the first citizen's arrest law, generations of black people without ever seeing anyone held accountable. the generations of loss that have fueled protest after protest after protest....

Who marched, those who pray, most of all, the ones who prayed. >> yes, lord. >> thank you, god. thank you. >> i don't want to see no daddy watch their kid get shot down like that. so it's all our problem. so hey, let's keep fighting and making this a better place for all human beings. >> i tell you all, we -- we -- we, together, did this. we all together, black, white, activists, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors, we did this together! we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw in that video.me >> we did this together. the naacp released a statement today noting the generation...

Who witnessed what they witnessed not being there to protect their child. every parent in america can take solace in knowing that we have an example of how to deal with tragedy and grief when they look at the example of marcus arbery and wanda cooper. and we should applaud them. they should be applauded. [ applause ] >> that's right. >> and i tell -- i tell you all, we, we, we together did this. we all together, black, white, activists, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors. we did this together. we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw on that video.

They witnessed not being there to protect their child. every parent in america can take solace in knowing that we have an example of how to deal with tragedy and grief when they look at the example of marcus arbery and wanda cooper. and we should applaud them. they should be applauded. [ applause ] and i tell you all, we together did this. we all together, black, white, activist, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors, we did this together. we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw on that video.