Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Pardons Man Who Killed Black Lives Matter Protester

Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned a man Thursday who had been convicted of shooting and killing a protester at a 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstration.

After a year-long investigation into the case, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that Daniel Perry be pardoned on Thursday, a decision which Gov. Abbott immediately approved.

In May 2023, Perry was found guilty of murdering Garrett Foster, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Read more at The Daily Beast.