17 May 2024 - Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020
Former US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough (CNN, 16/04/2024)
Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020, was released from prison Thursday after he was pardoned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Daniel Perry: Texas pardons US soldier who shot Black Lives Matter protester
Mike Wendling (The New York Times, 17/05/2024)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has pardoned a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
Daniel Perry, an ex-US Army sergeant, was moonlighting as an Uber driver in Austin when he turned on to a street where demonstrators were marching.
Texas Gov. Abbott issues full pardon for Army sergeant who killed BLM protester
Bradford Betz (Fox News, 16/05/2024)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued a full pardon for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester during a 2020 Black Lives Matter march.
Texas Democrat accuses Abbott of ‘alliance with white nationalists’ over pardon
Miranda Nazzaro (The Hill, 16/05/2024)
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro (Texas) on Thursday accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of having an “alliance with white nationalists” after he pardoned an Army sergeant who was previously convicted for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester in 2020.