Police say a man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire.
A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas on Saturday when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire, police said.
The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. during a protest in Austin, police spokesperson Katrina Ratliff told reporters early Sunday. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The vehicle had honked, turned down a road and then sped toward protesters, witness Michael Capochiano told the. The man, who Capochiano said was carrying a rifle, approached the vehicle and was shot by the driver. The driver then drove away, Capochiano said.
Initial reports indicated “the victim may have been carrying a rifle,” Ratliff told reporters, adding that the suspect was detained and was cooperating with police.The crowd gathered Saturday for a Black Lives Matter protest, news outlets reported. The demonstration was streamed live on Facebook and captured audio of a vehicle’s horn honking and several gunshots being fired.
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