AUSTIN, Texas - The family of a Black Lives Matter protester who was shot and killed in 2020 is suing the admitted shooter who was driving for Uber.
The family is also suing Uber.Murder charges are still pending against the driver, Daniel Perry.Garrett Foster's family filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Travis County state District Court.
The lawsuit states that the company should have known Sgt. Daniel Perry was a "dangerous, ticking time-bomb." The lawsuit also states that Perry posted online that he had previously threatened to shoot protestors.Daniel Perry, 35, was driving with Uber in downtown Austin in 2020 when he reportedly shot and killed Garrett Foster.
Perry drove his car onto Congress Avenue, where protesters had been marching. Protestors began "striking the vehicle" and Garrett reportedly approached the vehicle with a rifle.