Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned a former Army sergeant on Thursday, who fatally shot a protester during the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020.
Daniel Perry was convicted of murder for the shooting of Garrett Foster last year, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Republicans have united around Perry since the conviction, including Abbott, and claimed the shooting was done in self-defense.
“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive district attorney,” Abbott said in a statement, per the Associated Press.
