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Texas governor pardons former Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester in 2020
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FILE – Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, May 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Thursday, May 16, 2024 recommended a full pardon for Perry, a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against the police violence and racial injustice. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool, File)
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