Austin Police Seek To Interview Witnesses In Protester's Death

AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help in the case involving the fatal shooting of an Ausin protester in July, officials said Wednesday.

To that end, police are seeking to speak with drivers and passengers who were in the area where Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster was fatally shot by a motorist on Saturday, July 25, during a protest calling for police reform. Police said in the aftermath of the shooting that Foster had pointed his AK-47-style rifle at a motorist who drove by protester before the driver opened fire.

In continuing to investigate the case, police now seek to interview people who were on the scene at the time of the shooting. At the time of the shooting, police said in a news advisory, two vehicles were stopped in the northbound lanes at the intersection of Congress Avenue and 4th Street. The individual wearing a green hat was standing in the southbound lanes of the 300 block of Congress Ave., and in the immediate proximity of the shooting.

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"These individuals are asked to make contact with APD's Homicide Unit to provide statements as to what they observed," police said.

Those with information are urged to call detectives at (512) 974-TIPS; the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS); or use the new Crime Stoppers App, or email APD Homicide at homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. Tips also can be submitted by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.

Police provided photographs of the individuals they seek to interview (see slideshow above).