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Moment armed BLM protester approaches car with his rifle during Austin protest march before...

• https://www.dailymail.co, By LUKE KENTON

The moment leading up to the fatal shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Texas over the weekend has been revealed in a newly surfaced photograph, hours after the suspect was released from custody having told investigators he shot the demonstrator in self-defense. 

Garrett Foster, 28, was shot dead in Austin on Saturday evening after he confronted the driver of a car who had driven his vehicle toward a hundred-strong crowd of protesters marching in the city center.   

Foster, who was carrying an AK-47, was shot three times by the driver who then fled the scene. The motorist later told police he fired his handgun at Foster after the activist pointed his assault rifle at his car.    

A photograph circulating on social media on Monday shows Foster standing at the driver's window moments before the fatal shots rang out. The barrel of his AK-47 appears to be pointing towards the floor, however he is leaning towards the car with right arm raised and his hand seemingly placed around the weapon's grip.

Police, who declined to identify the driver, have released the suspect as they continue their investigation.  

'We are heartbroken over the loss of Mr. Foster last night,' Austin Police Chief Brain Manley told reporters Sunday. 'It is actively being investigated and ongoing in conjunction with the Travis County district attorney's office.' 

Officers also brought in a second gunman who shot at the car as it sped off. Both of the suspects' have a license to carry and both of their guns were seized for evidence, Manly said. 


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