AUSTIN, Texas - Sheila Foster has identified the 28-year-old Black Lives Matter protestor shot and killed in Austin, Texas as her son, 28-year-old Garrett Foster.
Sheila tells FOX 7 Austin her son, and his fiancée, Whitney Mitchell participated in Black Lives Matter protests every day for more than a month.“He wanted to support his fiancée as an African American person.” said Sheila, adding that her son had “a real problem with police brutality.” Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told reporters that the shooting occurred just before 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 25. A car turned onto Congress Avenue from 4th Street, merging with protestors marching. The group had a police escort.SIGN UP FOR FOX 7 AUSTIN EMAIL ALERTSWhen asked why the car drove into.