Army to discharge sergeant convicted of murdering Air Force veteran

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Army to discharge sergeant convicted of murdering Air Force veteran
By Zamone Perez
Apr 26, 12:34 PM
Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, center, and his attorney Doug O'Connell, left, walk out of the courtroom during jury deliberations in his murder trial, Friday, April 7, 2023, at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin, Texas.
Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, center, and his attorney Doug O'Connell, left, walk out of the courtroom during jury deliberations in his murder trial, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/AP)

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 26 at 1:56 p.m., ET.

The Army has moved to discharge a sergeant that was convicted of murder on April 7 for killing an Air Force veteran during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.

A jury in Texas found Sgt. Daniel Perry, 36, guilty of murdering 28-year-old Air Force veteran Garrett Foster on July 25, 2020. Foster was carrying an assault rifle in downtown Austin, Texas during a protest for racial justice, when Perry turned his car into a group of protesters while working as a rideshare driver. During the trial, Perry said he shot Foster with his handgun when the veteran raised his rifle toward Perry’s car.

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