A Texas man was shot and killed while pushing his paraplegic fiance in a wheelchair during a peaceful BLM protest late Saturday evening.
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Garrett Foster attended a peaceful demonstration with his fiancee Whitney Mitchell in Austin when a motorist approached the crowd shortly before 10 pm. Witnesses reported that the driver honked his horn and did a slight turn on a road before speeding towards protestors. One of the witnesses, Michael Capochiano, said Foster was carrying a rifle and approached the vehicle. Moments after, he was shot by the driver and the driver fled the scene. Footage of the shooting was captured during a Facebook Live stream.
During an interview with Good Morning America, Foster’s mother Sheila said the man ‘got out of his care and started firing multiple shots and my son was shot three times.’
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Shortly after the shooting, Foster was rushed to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. The suspect has been detained and they are cooperating with police.
SOURCE: The Daily Mail