🕯𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓟𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻, 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓽 𝓕𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 🕯 Ventured out last night to attend this candlelight vigil for our protest brother, Garrett Foster. I wanted to use my platform to speak on this real quick because people are spreading dangerous misinformation about this kind soul. ▫️ . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱: Garrett was open carrying an AR-15, which is a small caliber civilian weapon that fires a single bullet. He was marching, along with his fiancé in a wheelchair, with a big group in the street. The police did not block cross traffic with their bikes as they have in the past. Angry man in a dark blue car drove into crowd, waited for people to surround the vehicle so he could claim self defense. He targeted Garrett specifically and shot first, 5-8 times.▫️ . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱: They say Garrett had an AK-47, which is a larger caliber military weapon that fires multiple bullets at a time. They say Garrett shot first or pointed the gun at the car, but he is clearly seen in footage pointing it at the ground. They are calling him a terrorist. Facebook etc is full of trolls laughing at him and celebrating his death. Our POTUS himself already retweeted a post mocking him yesterday. ▫️ There were people open carrying the same weapons a few months ago over reopening the economy with signs that said "I WANT A HAIRCUT" and none of them were assassinated and mocked.▫️ . Garrett Foster was not a terrorist. Nothing could be further from the truth. I didn't know him well but I observed his character every night. He was a gentle giant, always keeping watch over his fiancé, Whitney. He wasn't one of the ones throwing rocks at cops or burning flags. He was supporting his beloved, keeping her safe while fighting for a cause that effects them both. He was just a kid from Plano that fell in love with a girl he wanted to protect, expressing his right to open carry. ▫️ . 🕯𝙎𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧🕯 . photo by @wild.unknown 📷 . #garrettfoster #austintexas #blmmovement #atxblm #atx #512 #misinformation #antifascist #blacklivesmatter #blmprotest #peacefulprotest #systemicracism (at Congress Avenue / W 4th St) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJ_YwbF9Vf/?igshid=1bvmlxhgyf972