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A suspect is in custody following the fatal shooting Saturday of an anti-racism demonstrator in Austin , Texas, police said.

Officials have not released the victims name, but his mother identified him as Garrett Foster in an interview with ABCs Good Morning America.

Witnesses said Foster was killed shortly before 10 pm by a motorist who had threatened protesters with his car, according to The New York Times .

Video captured by journalist Hiram Gilberto Garcia showed demonstrators marching through downtown Austin, chanting fists up, fight back, moments before a car horn can be heard. A car then appeared to lurch toward the crowd as its horn blares, prompting screams from some protesters.

As demonstrators began to move toward the car, a person can be heard yelling everybody back up before eight gunshots rang out . Foster was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

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Anthony Martino (@anthonyfartino) July 26, 2020

Police said they believe Foster was armed and had approached the car before being shot. Michael Capochiano, a witness, told the Times that Foster walked toward the vehicle with the muzzle of the gun facing down.

He was not holding it in an aggressive manner, Capochiano said.

Foster can be seen carrying what he described as an AK-47 rifle during a brief interview with Garcia earlier Saturday.

Foster said he was carrying the weapon because he felt it necessary to practice some of our rights after his roommate was arrested for protesting. Asked if he believed he would need to use it, Foster said no.

In Texas, its legal to openly carry a rifle in public so long as its not brandished in a threatening way.

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