AUSTIN, Texas — A protester who brought a rifle to a demonstration against police violence Saturday night was fatally shot by a driver when he approached a vehicle that had driven through the crowd in downtown Austin.
The driver honked, turned down a street and sped through protesters before hitting an orange barrier and stopping around 10 p.m., police said.
A protester, carrying a rifle, approached the vehicle and was shot by the driver who then drove off. The driver was later detained and is cooperating with police, officials said.
Police have not released the name of the driver or the man who was killed. Sheila Foster identified the man shot as her son, Garrett Foster, who had regularly attended protests with his fiancée, she told “Good Morning America” on Sunday.
“They’ve been participating in these protests almost every day for the past 50 days,” she said.
A car can be heard honking before shots ring out and protesters scream and scatter, video shows. Police then rush over to help someone lying in the street.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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