Location

July 25, 2020

Austin, Texas

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Shootout (where VENN diagram of shooters and victims overlap)
• Political Violence
• Concealed Carry License - Victim
• Concealed Carry License - Perpetrator
• Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

BLM rally; protester w/rifle approach car that ignored blockade, Driver shot protester, bystander fired at fleeing car. Orig claim dgu; shooter charged murder Convicted. 4/7/23

Guns Involved

3 guns involved.

• Type: 7.62 [AK-47]

• Type: Handgun

• Type: Handgun

Sources

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• URL: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/downtown-austin-shooting-congress-sixth-street/269-9cd396c1-169c-45be-9529-c1e4662f838e

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• URL: https://www.kxan.com/top-stories/ems-at-least-one-critically-injured-in-downtown-austin-shooting/

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• URL: https://www.facebook.com/julio.guerrero/posts/10158823154741289

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• URL: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Police-Man-fatally-shot-at-protest-in-Texas-15434818.php

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• URL: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/downtown-austin-shooting-congress-sixth-street/269-9cd396c1-169c-45be-9529-c1e4662f838e

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• URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/26/us/austin-shooting-texas-protests.html

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• URL: https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/3-guns-involved-fatal-austin-shooting-during-blm-protest

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• URL: https://www.kxan.com/top-stories/community-mourns-garrett-foster-who-was-fatally-shot-during-downtown-austin-protest/

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• URL: https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/man-who-killed-texas-protester-garrett-foster-sprung-from-jail/

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• URL: https://www.kxan.com/austin-george-floyd-mike-ramos-protests/man-who-shot-austin-protester-garrett-foster-reveals-identity-claims-self-defense-attorney-says/

• The source screenshot will be available soon.
• URL: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2020/07/31/man-who-shot-austin-protester-identified-as-army-sergeant-from-north-texas/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR079Qpfv5Sfo8xI8IsW_158z8PCaHngTvaTG9DX6uqm0tl9Nd49DtlRB58

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• URL: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-accused-of-shooting-and-killing-austin-protester-indicted-on-felony-murder-aggravated-assault-charges/

District

Congressional District: 37
State Senate District: 14
State House District: 49